Recognised as Colour

#B88A28

#B88A28
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B88A28 is a orange with RGB values 184, 138, 40 and HSL 41°, 64%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B88A28

RGBrgb(184, 138, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5412, 0.1569

RGB percentages72.2%, 54.1%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(40.8, 64.3%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.8, 78.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 25%, 78.3%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,093,992

CSS custom property--colour: #B88A28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#4775D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9D8B16no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8962Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C87C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7.3 Peru · ΔE 15.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.8 Olive · ΔE 23 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2856B8

Analogous#B84228, #9EB828

Triadic#28B88A, #8A28B8

Split complementary#289EB8, #4228B8

Tetradic#28B842, #2856B8, #B8289E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0E0BC

Lighter +30%#E7CC92

Lighter +20%#DEB868

Lighter +10%#D5A53E

Darker −10%#8E6B1F

Darker −20%#644B16

Darker −30%#3A2C0D

Darker −40%#100C04

More saturated +25%#D4940C

Less saturated −25%#9C8044

Channel breakdown

R184

G138

B40

Red184 (72.2%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue40.83°

Saturation (HSL)64.29%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 8A · B 28

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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