Recognised as Colour
#B97C00
- #B97C00
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#B97C00 is a orange with RGB values 185, 124, 0 and HSL 40°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#B97C00#B97C00
HEX#B97C00
RGBrgb(185, 124, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4863, 0
RGB percentages72.5%, 48.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(40.2, 100%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.2, 100%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 33%, 100%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,155,904
CSS custom property--colour: #B97C00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#4683FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#003DB9
Analogous#B91F00, #99B900
Triadic#00B97C, #7C00B9
Split complementary#0099B9, #2000B9
Tetradic#00B920, #003DB9, #B90099
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G124
B0
Red185 (72.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue40.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 7C · B 00
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