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Recognised as Colour

#B87D1A

  • #B87D1A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B87D1A is a orange with RGB values 184, 125, 26 and HSL 38°, 75%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B87D1A#B87D1A
HEX#B87D1A
RGBrgb(184, 125, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4902, 0.102
RGB percentages72.2%, 49%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(37.6, 75.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.6, 85.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 32.1%, 85.9%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,090,650
CSS custom property--colour: #B87D1A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#4782E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#928000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#A08F1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C96E6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7.8Peru · ΔE 12.4Goldenrod · ΔE 19Sandy brown · ΔE 21.5Chocolate · ΔE 21.9Saddle brown · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A55B8
Analogous#B82E1A, #A4B81A
Triadic#1AB87D, #7D1AB8
Split complementary#1AA4B8, #2E1AB8
Tetradic#1AB82E, #1A55B8, #B81AA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3D8AB
Lighter +30%#EDC37E
Lighter +20%#E6AF52
Lighter +10%#E09A25
Darker −10%#8B5F14
Darker −20%#5F400D
Darker −30%#322207
Darker −40%#050401
More saturated +25%#D28400
Less saturated −25%#9E7634

Channel breakdown

R184
G125
B26
Red184 (72.2%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue37.59°
Saturation (HSL)75.24%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 7D · B 1A

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