Recognised as Colour

#B8A26E

#B8A26E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B8A26E is a orange with RGB values 184, 162, 110 and HSL 42°, 34%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B8A26E#B8A26E

HEX#B8A26E

RGBrgb(184, 162, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6353, 0.4314

RGB percentages72.2%, 63.5%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(42.2, 34.3%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.2, 40.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 12%, 40.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,100,206

CSS custom property--colour: #B8A26E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#475D91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AEA16Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3A770no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C39A95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.4 Burlywood · ΔE 11.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.5 Wheat · ΔE 22.8 Navajo white · ΔE 23.1 Moccasin · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E84B8

Analogous#B87D6E, #A9B86E

Triadic#6EB8A2, #A26EB8

Split complementary#6EA9B8, #7D6EB8

Tetradic#6EB87D, #6E84B8, #B86EA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFAF7

Lighter +30%#EAE4D5

Lighter +20%#DACEB2

Lighter +10%#C9B890

Darker −10%#A38A50

Darker −20%#816D3F

Darker −30%#5F502E

Darker −40%#3C331E

More saturated +25%#D3AD53

Less saturated −25%#9D9789

Channel breakdown

R184

G162

B110

Red184 (72.2%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue42.16°

Saturation (HSL)34.26%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G A2 · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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