Recognised as Colour
#B5A499
- #B5A499
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B5A499 is a orange with RGB values 181, 164, 153 and HSL 24°, 16%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B5A499#B5A499
HEX#B5A499
RGBrgb(181, 164, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6431, 0.6
RGB percentages71%, 64.3%, 60%
HSLhsl(23.6, 15.9%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.6, 15.5%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 15.5%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,904,153
CSS custom property--colour: #B5A499;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#4A5B66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99AAB5
Analogous#B5999C, #B5B299
Triadic#99B5A4, #A499B5
Split complementary#99B5B2, #999CB5
Tetradic#9CB599, #99AAB5, #B299B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G164
B153
Red181 (71%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue23.57°
Saturation (HSL)15.91%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G A4 · B 99
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