Recognised as Colour
#B5A58A
- #B5A58A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B5A58A is a orange with RGB values 181, 165, 138 and HSL 38°, 23%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B5A58A#B5A58A
HEX#B5A58A
RGBrgb(181, 165, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6471, 0.5412
RGB percentages71%, 64.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(37.7, 22.5%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.7, 23.8%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 23.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,904,394
CSS custom property--colour: #B5A58A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#4A5A75
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A9AB5
Analogous#B5908A, #B0B58A
Triadic#8AB5A5, #A58AB5
Split complementary#8AAFB5, #908AB5
Tetradic#8AB590, #8A9AB5, #B58AAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G165
B138
Red181 (71%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue37.67°
Saturation (HSL)22.51%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G A5 · B 8A
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