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Colour

#B97D4B

  • #B97D4B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#B97D4B is a orange with RGB values 185, 125, 75 and HSL 27°, 44%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#B97D4B#B97D4B
HEX#B97D4B
RGBrgb(185, 125, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4902, 0.2941
RGB percentages72.5%, 49%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(27.3, 44%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.3, 59.5%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 32.4%, 59.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,156,235
CSS custom property--colour: #B97D4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#4682B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F8247no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D904Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C87071no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 12.7Sienna · ΔE 17.8Dark salmon · ΔE 18.1Sandy brown · ΔE 20.1Light salmon · ΔE 21.8Saddle brown · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B87B9
Analogous#B94B50, #B9B44B
Triadic#4BB97D, #7D4BB9
Split complementary#4BB9B4, #4B50B9
Tetradic#50B94B, #4B87B9, #B44BB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E7DE
Lighter +30%#E4CDB9
Lighter +20%#D6B294
Lighter +10%#C79870
Darker −10%#96643B
Darker −20%#724C2C
Darker −30%#4D331E
Darker −40%#281B10
More saturated +25%#D87A2C
Less saturated −25%#9A806A

Channel breakdown

R185
G125
B75
Red185 (72.5%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue27.27°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 7D · B 4B

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