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Recognised as Colour

#B7A996

  • #B7A996
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B7A996 is a orange with RGB values 183, 169, 150 and HSL 35°, 19%, 65%. 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

#B7A996#B7A996
HEX#B7A996
RGBrgb(183, 169, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6627, 0.5882
RGB percentages71.8%, 66.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(34.5, 18.6%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.5, 18%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 18%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,036,502
CSS custom property--colour: #B7A996;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#485669

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#AFA995no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2AC96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BDA5A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#96A4B7
Analogous#B79896, #B5B796
Triadic#96B7A9, #A996B7
Split complementary#96B5B7, #9996B7
Tetradic#96B799, #96A4B7, #B796B5

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F3F1
Lighter +20%#E0DBD3
Lighter +10%#CCC2B4
Darker −10%#A29078
Darker −20%#89775E
Darker −30%#6B5D49
Darker −40%#4D4234
More saturated +25%#CDAC80
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R183
G169
B150
Red183 (71.8%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue34.55°
Saturation (HSL)18.64%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G A9 · B 96

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