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Colour

#B87700

  • #B87700
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B87700 is a orange with RGB values 184, 119, 0 and HSL 39°, 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

#B87700#B87700
HEX#B87700
RGBrgb(184, 119, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4667, 0
RGB percentages72.2%, 46.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(38.8, 100%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.8, 100%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 35.3%, 100%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,089,088
CSS custom property--colour: #B87700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#4788FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D7C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D8B07no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CA6665no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 9Peru · ΔE 15.8Goldenrod · ΔE 19.3Chocolate · ΔE 19.7Sandy brown · ΔE 24.4Orange · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0041B8
Analogous#B81B00, #9DB800
Triadic#00B877, #7700B8
Split complementary#009DB8, #1B00B8
Tetradic#00B81B, #0041B8, #B8009D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFD485
Lighter +30%#FFC252
Lighter +20%#FFB01F
Lighter +10%#EB9800
Darker −10%#855600
Darker −20%#523500
Darker −30%#1F1400
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B87700
Less saturated −25%#A17017

Channel breakdown

R184
G119
B0
Red184 (72.2%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue38.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 77 · B 00

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