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Colour

#B5A99C

  • #B5A99C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B5A99C is a orange with RGB values 181, 169, 156 and HSL 31°, 14%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B5A99C#B5A99C
HEX#B5A99C
RGBrgb(181, 169, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6627, 0.6118
RGB percentages71%, 66.3%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(31.2, 14.5%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.2, 13.8%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 13.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,905,436
CSS custom property--colour: #B5A99C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#4A5663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADA99Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AC9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BAA6A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.5Silver · ΔE 11.6Rosy brown · ΔE 16.3Light grey · ΔE 17Tan · ΔE 17.2Gray · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CA8B5
Analogous#B59C9C, #B5B59C
Triadic#9CB5A9, #A99CB5
Split complementary#9CB5B5, #9C9CB5
Tetradic#9CB59C, #9CA8B5, #B59CB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F5F4
Lighter +20%#E1DCD6
Lighter +10%#CBC2B9
Darker −10%#9F907F
Darker −20%#867665
Darker −30%#695D4F
Darker −40%#4C4339
More saturated +25%#CBAA86
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R181
G169
B156
Red181 (71%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue31.2°
Saturation (HSL)14.45%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G A9 · B 9C

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