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Recognised as Colour

#B9755A

  • #B9755A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#B9755A is a orange with RGB values 185, 117, 90 and HSL 17°, 40%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#B9755A#B9755A
HEX#B9755A
RGBrgb(185, 117, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4588, 0.3529
RGB percentages72.5%, 45.9%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(17.1, 40.4%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 51.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 36.8%, 51.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,154,202
CSS custom property--colour: #B9755A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#468AA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#867D58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#978C59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C8696Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14.8Sienna · ΔE 16.4Indian red · ΔE 21.5Rosy brown · ΔE 21.9Light salmon · ΔE 22.1Light coral · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A9EB9
Analogous#B95A6F, #B9A55A
Triadic#5AB975, #755AB9
Split complementary#5AB9A5, #5A6EB9
Tetradic#6EB95A, #5A9EB9, #A45AB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6EDE9
Lighter +30%#E7CFC5
Lighter +20%#D7B1A2
Lighter +10%#C8937E
Darker −10%#9D5C43
Darker −20%#794734
Darker −30%#563224
Darker −40%#321D15
More saturated +25%#D6683D
Less saturated −25%#9C8277

Channel breakdown

R185
G117
B90
Red185 (72.5%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue17.05°
Saturation (HSL)40.43%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 75 · B 5A

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