Recognised as Colour

#B97500

#B97500
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B97500 is a orange with RGB values 185, 117, 0 and HSL 38°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B97500#B97500

HEX#B97500

RGBrgb(185, 117, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4588, 0

RGB percentages72.5%, 45.9%, 0%

HSLhsl(37.9, 100%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.9, 100%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 36.8%, 100%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,154,112

CSS custom property--colour: #B97500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#468AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C7A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C8A06no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Tritanopia#CB6463no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 10.6 Peru · ΔE 15.5 Chocolate · ΔE 18.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.3 Dark orange · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0044B9

Analogous#B91800, #A1B900

Triadic#00B975, #7500B9

Split complementary#00A1B9, #1900B9

Tetradic#00B918, #0044B9, #B900A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFD386

Lighter +30%#FFC053

Lighter +20%#FFAD20

Lighter +10%#EC9500

Darker −10%#865500

Darker −20%#533400

Darker −30%#201400

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B97500

Less saturated −25%#A26F17

Channel breakdown

R185

G117

Red185 (72.5%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue37.95°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 75 · B 00

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Harmonies

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B97500 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,053,975 g/mol
97500 atoms

B97500 has a molar mass of 1,053,975 g/mol, made up of 97500 atoms across 1 element: 97500 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,053,975 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule97500

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.7501667 × 10^-18 g

Molecules per gram5.7137416 × 10^17

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B100%

Boron (B × 97500)1,053,975 g/mol, 100%

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