Colour

#B5893E

#B5893E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#B5893E is a orange with RGB values 181, 137, 62 and HSL 38°, 49%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#B5893E

RGBrgb(181, 137, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5373, 0.2431

RGB percentages71%, 53.7%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(37.8, 49%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.8, 65.7%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 24.3%, 65.7%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,897,150

CSS custom property--colour: #B5893E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#4A76C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9A8A36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59540no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C47D79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 13 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 20 Dark khaki · ΔE 23 Burlywood · ΔE 23.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3E6AB5

Analogous#B54E3E, #A5B53E

Triadic#3EB589, #893EB5

Split complementary#3EA5B5, #4E3EB5

Tetradic#3EB54E, #3E6AB5, #B53EA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFE4D0

Lighter +30%#E2CDAA

Lighter +20%#D5B784

Lighter +10%#C8A15E

Darker −10%#8F6C31

Darker −20%#694F24

Darker −30%#433317

Darker −40%#1D160A

More saturated +25%#D39120

Less saturated −25%#97815C

Channel breakdown

R181

G137

B62

Red181 (71%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue37.82°

Saturation (HSL)48.97%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 89 · B 3E

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