Recognised as Colour

#B79579

#B79579
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B79579 is a orange with RGB values 183, 149, 121 and HSL 27°, 30%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B79579#B79579

HEX#B79579

RGBrgb(183, 149, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5843, 0.4745

RGB percentages71.8%, 58.4%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(27.1, 30.1%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.1, 33.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 18.6%, 33.9%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,031,353

CSS custom property--colour: #B79579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1

Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#486A86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A09777no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A89E79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C28E8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.4 Burlywood · ΔE 16.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.9 Dark grey · ΔE 22 Gray · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#799BB7

Analogous#B7797C, #B7B479

Triadic#79B795, #9579B7

Split complementary#79B7B4, #797CB7

Tetradic#7CB779, #799BB7, #B479B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#ECE4DD

Lighter +20%#DBC9BB

Lighter +10%#C9AF9A

Darker −10%#A57B58

Darker −20%#836247

Darker −30%#624935

Darker −40%#413123

More saturated +25%#D1935F

Less saturated −25%#9D9793

Channel breakdown

R183

G149

B121

Red183 (71.8%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue27.1°

Saturation (HSL)30.1%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 95 · B 79

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Harmonies

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B79579 (chemical formula)

Formula
860,248.99 g/mol
79579 atoms

B79579 has a molar mass of 860,248.99 g/mol, made up of 79579 atoms across 1 element: 79579 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass860,248.99 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule79579

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.4284771 × 10^-18 g

Molecules per gram7.0004625 × 10^17

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B100%

Boron (B × 79579)860,248.99 g/mol, 100%

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