Colour

#B6986D

#B6986D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B6986D is a orange with RGB values 182, 152, 109 and HSL 35°, 33%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B6986D#B6986D

HEX#B6986D

RGBrgb(182, 152, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5961, 0.4275

RGB percentages71.4%, 59.6%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(35.3, 33.3%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(35.3, 40.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 16.5%, 40.1%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,966,573

CSS custom property--colour: #B6986D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1

Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#496792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4986Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABA06Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C1908Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.7 Burlywood · ΔE 13 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.7 Wheat · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D8BB6

Analogous#B6746D, #AFB66D

Triadic#6DB698, #986DB6

Split complementary#6DB0B6, #736DB6

Tetradic#6DB673, #6D8BB6, #B66DB0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF8F5

Lighter +30%#E9E0D3

Lighter +20%#D8C8B1

Lighter +10%#C7B08F

Darker −10%#A07F50

Darker −20%#7E643F

Darker −30%#5C492E

Darker −40%#3A2E1D

More saturated +25%#D19D52

Less saturated −25%#9B9388

Channel breakdown

R182

G152

B109

Red182 (71.4%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue35.34°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 98 · B 6D

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Colour values

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