Colour

#B77900

#B77900
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B77900 is a orange with RGB values 183, 121, 0 and HSL 40°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B77900

RGBrgb(183, 121, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.4745, 0

RGB percentages71.8%, 47.5%, 0%

HSLhsl(39.7, 100%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.7, 100%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 33.9%, 100%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,024,064

CSS custom property--colour: #B77900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#4886FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F7D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8C09no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C86967no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7.5 Peru · ΔE 16.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.2 Chocolate · ΔE 21.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.6 Orange · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#003EB7

Analogous#B71E00, #99B700

Triadic#00B779, #7900B7

Split complementary#009AB7, #1E00B7

Tetradic#00B71E, #003EB7, #B7009A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFD584

Lighter +30%#FFC451

Lighter +20%#FFB31E

Lighter +10%#EA9B00

Darker −10%#845700

Darker −20%#513600

Darker −30%#1E1400

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B77900

Less saturated −25%#A07217

Channel breakdown

R183

G121

Red183 (71.8%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue39.67°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 79 · B 00

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