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Recognised as Colour

#B7A397

  • #B7A397
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B7A397 is a orange with RGB values 183, 163, 151 and HSL 22°, 18%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B7A397#B7A397
HEX#B7A397
RGBrgb(183, 163, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6392, 0.5922
RGB percentages71.8%, 63.9%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(22.5, 18.2%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.5, 17.5%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 17.5%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,034,967
CSS custom property--colour: #B7A397;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#485C68

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A9A496no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADA897no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BDA0A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#97ABB7
Analogous#B7979B, #B7B397
Triadic#97B7A3, #A397B7
Split complementary#97B7B3, #979BB7
Tetradic#9BB797, #97ABB7, #B397B7

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F3F1
Lighter +20%#E1D8D3
Lighter +10%#CCBEB5
Darker −10%#A28879
Darker −20%#896F5F
Darker −30%#6B564A
Darker −40%#4D3E35
More saturated +25%#CD9D81
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R183
G163
B151
Red183 (71.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue22.5°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G A3 · B 97

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