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Colour

#B6A89C

  • #B6A89C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B6A89C is a orange with RGB values 182, 168, 156 and HSL 28°, 15%, 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

#B6A89C#B6A89C
HEX#B6A89C
RGBrgb(182, 168, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6588, 0.6118
RGB percentages71.4%, 65.9%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(27.7, 15.1%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.7, 14.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 14.3%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,970,716
CSS custom property--colour: #B6A89C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#495763

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADA99Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AC9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BBA5A5no 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 text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.6Silver · ΔE 11.7Rosy brown · ΔE 15.4Light grey · ΔE 17.1Tan · ΔE 17.3Gray · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CAAB6
Analogous#B69C9D, #B6B59C
Triadic#9CB6A8, #A89CB6
Split complementary#9CB6B5, #9C9DB6
Tetradic#9DB69C, #9CAAB6, #B59CB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F5F4
Lighter +20%#E1DCD7
Lighter +10%#CCC2B9
Darker −10%#A08E7F
Darker −20%#887564
Darker −30%#6A5B4F
Darker −40%#4D4239
More saturated +25%#CCA687
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R182
G168
B156
Red182 (71.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue27.69°
Saturation (HSL)15.12%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G A8 · B 9C

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