Recognised as Colour
#B8A49C
- #B8A49C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B8A49C is a orange with RGB values 184, 164, 156 and HSL 17°, 16%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B8A49C#B8A49C
HEX#B8A49C
RGBrgb(184, 164, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6431, 0.6118
RGB percentages72.2%, 64.3%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(17.1, 16.5%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 15.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 15.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,100,764
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A49C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#475B63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CB0B8
Analogous#B89CA2, #B8B29C
Triadic#9CB8A4, #A49CB8
Split complementary#9CB8B2, #9CA2B8
Tetradic#A2B89C, #9CB0B8, #B29CB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G164
B156
Red184 (72.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue17.14°
Saturation (HSL)16.47%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A4 · B 9C
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