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Recognised as Colour

#B8A469

  • #B8A469
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#B8A469 is a orange with RGB values 184, 164, 105 and HSL 45°, 36%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B8A469#B8A469
HEX#B8A469
RGBrgb(184, 164, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6431, 0.4118
RGB percentages72.2%, 64.3%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(44.8, 35.7%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.8, 42.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 42.9%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,100,713
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A469;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#475B96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A265no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A86Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C39B95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.3Burlywood · ΔE 12.6Tan · ΔE 12.8Navajo white · ΔE 23.5Wheat · ΔE 23.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#697DB8
Analogous#B87D69, #A4B869
Triadic#69B8A4, #A469B8
Split complementary#69A4B8, #7D69B8
Tetradic#69B87D, #697DB8, #B869A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF8F3
Lighter +30%#E9E3D1
Lighter +20%#D9CEAE
Lighter +10%#C8B98C
Darker −10%#A28C4C
Darker −20%#7F6E3C
Darker −30%#5C502C
Darker −40%#3A321B
More saturated +25%#D4B24D
Less saturated −25%#9C9685

Channel breakdown

R184
G164
B105
Red184 (72.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue44.81°
Saturation (HSL)35.75%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A4 · B 69

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