Recognised as Colour

#B59B61

#B59B61
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Burlywood

#B59B61 is a orange with RGB values 181, 155, 97 and HSL 41°, 36%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#B59B61#B59B61

HEX#B59B61

RGBrgb(181, 155, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6078, 0.3804

RGB percentages71%, 60.8%, 38%

HSLhsl(41.4, 36.2%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(41.4, 46.4%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 14.4%, 46.4%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,901,793

CSS custom property--colour: #B59B61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1

Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#4A649E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A89A5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEA163no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C1928Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 13.6 Tan · ΔE 14.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.5 Peru · ΔE 24.4 Navajo white · ΔE 25.8 Wheat · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#617BB5

Analogous#B57161, #A5B561

Triadic#61B59B, #9B61B5

Split complementary#61A5B5, #7161B5

Tetradic#61B571, #617BB5, #B561A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F3EC

Lighter +30%#E6DDC9

Lighter +20%#D6C7A6

Lighter +10%#C5B184

Darker −10%#9B8148

Darker −20%#786438

Darker −30%#554728

Darker −40%#322A18

More saturated +25%#D2A644

Less saturated −25%#98907E

Channel breakdown

R181

G155

B97

Red181 (71%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue41.43°

Saturation (HSL)36.21%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 9B · B 61

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B59B61 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,297.2 g/mol
120 atoms

B59B61 has a molar mass of 1,297.2 g/mol, made up of 120 atoms across 1 element: 120 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,297.2 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule120

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule2.1540513 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.642415 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B100%

Boron (B × 120)1,297.2 g/mol, 100%

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