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Colour

#B97E4B

  • #B97E4B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#B97E4B is a orange with RGB values 185, 126, 75 and HSL 28°, 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

#B97E4B#B97E4B
HEX#B97E4B
RGBrgb(185, 126, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4941, 0.2941
RGB percentages72.5%, 49.4%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(27.8, 44%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.8, 59.5%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 31.9%, 59.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,156,491
CSS custom property--colour: #B97E4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#4681B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#908346no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E904Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C87172no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 12.5Sienna · ΔE 18.3Dark salmon · ΔE 18.4Sandy brown · ΔE 19.9Light salmon · ΔE 22Saddle brown · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B86B9
Analogous#B94B4F, #B9B54B
Triadic#4BB97E, #7E4BB9
Split complementary#4BB9B5, #4B4FB9
Tetradic#4FB94B, #4B86B9, #B54BB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E7DE
Lighter +30%#E4CDB9
Lighter +20%#D6B394
Lighter +10%#C79870
Darker −10%#96653B
Darker −20%#724C2C
Darker −30%#4D341E
Darker −40%#281B10
More saturated +25%#D87C2C
Less saturated −25%#9A806A

Channel breakdown

R185
G126
B75
Red185 (72.5%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue27.82°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 7E · B 4B

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