Colour

#B6997C

#B6997C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B6997C is a orange with RGB values 182, 153, 124 and HSL 30°, 28%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#B6997C

RGBrgb(182, 153, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6, 0.4863

RGB percentages71.4%, 60%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(30, 28.4%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 31.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 15.9%, 31.9%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,966,844

CSS custom property--colour: #B6997C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1

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

Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#496683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A39A7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAA17Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C09291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 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 text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.2 Burlywood · ΔE 16.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.6 Dark grey · ΔE 20.7 Gray · ΔE 23.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C99B6

Analogous#B67C7C, #B6B67C

Triadic#7CB699, #997CB6

Split complementary#7CB6B6, #7C7CB6

Tetradic#7CB67C, #7C99B6, #B67CB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDE6DE

Lighter +20%#DBCCBE

Lighter +10%#C8B39D

Darker −10%#A4805B

Darker −20%#836649

Darker −30%#624D37

Darker −40%#423325

More saturated +25%#D09962

Less saturated −25%#9D9996

Channel breakdown

R182

G153

B124

Red182 (71.4%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)28.43%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 99 · B 7C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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