Colour

#B8804B

#B8804B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#B8804B is a orange with RGB values 184, 128, 75 and HSL 29°, 43%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#B8804B#B8804B

HEX#B8804B

RGBrgb(184, 128, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.502, 0.2941

RGB percentages72.2%, 50.2%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(29.2, 43.4%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29.2, 59.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 30.4%, 59.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,091,467

CSS custom property--colour: #B8804B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#477FB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#928446no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F914Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C77473no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 12.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 19.3 Sienna · ΔE 19.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.8 Burlywood · ΔE 22 Light salmon · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4B83B8

Analogous#B84B4C, #B8B74B

Triadic#4BB880, #804BB8

Split complementary#4BB8B6, #4B4DB8

Tetradic#4DB84B, #4B83B8, #B64BB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2E7DD

Lighter +30%#E3CDB9

Lighter +20%#D5B494

Lighter +10%#C69A70

Darker −10%#95673B

Darker −20%#714E2C

Darker −30%#4C341E

Darker −40%#271B10

More saturated +25%#D77F2C

Less saturated −25%#99816A

Channel breakdown

R184

G128

B75

Red184 (72.2%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue29.17°

Saturation (HSL)43.43%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 80 · B 4B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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