Colour

#B7997A

#B7997A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B7997A is a orange with RGB values 183, 153, 122 and HSL 30°, 30%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#B7997A

RGBrgb(183, 153, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6, 0.4784

RGB percentages71.8%, 60%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(30.5, 29.8%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.5, 33.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 16.4%, 33.3%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,032,378

CSS custom property--colour: #B7997A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#486685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A39A78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAA17Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C19291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.7 Burlywood · ΔE 15.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.4 Dark grey · ΔE 21.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.2 Peach puff · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A98B7

Analogous#B77A7A, #B7B77A

Triadic#7AB799, #997AB7

Split complementary#7AB7B7, #7A7AB7

Tetradic#7AB77A, #7A98B7, #B77AB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFE

Lighter +30%#EDE5DD

Lighter +20%#DBCCBC

Lighter +10%#C9B29B

Darker −10%#A58059

Darker −20%#846647

Darker −30%#634C35

Darker −40%#423323

More saturated +25%#D19960

Less saturated −25%#9D9994

Channel breakdown

R183

G153

B122

Red183 (71.8%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue30.49°

Saturation (HSL)29.76%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 99 · B 7A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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