Colour
#B87714
- #B87714
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#B87714 is a orange with RGB values 184, 119, 20 and HSL 36°, 80%, 40%. 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
#B87714#B87714
HEX#B87714
RGBrgb(184, 119, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4667, 0.0784
RGB percentages72.2%, 46.7%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(36.2, 80.4%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.2, 89.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 35.3%, 89.1%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,089,108
CSS custom property--colour: #B87714;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#4788EB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1455B8
Analogous#B82514, #A7B814
Triadic#14B877, #7714B8
Split complementary#14A7B8, #2514B8
Tetradic#14B825, #1455B8, #B814A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G119
B20
Red184 (72.2%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue36.22°
Saturation (HSL)80.39%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 77 · B 14
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