Recognised as Colour

#B9831A

#B9831A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B9831A is a orange with RGB values 185, 131, 26 and HSL 40°, 75%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B9831A

RGBrgb(185, 131, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5137, 0.102

RGB percentages72.5%, 51.4%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(39.6, 75.4%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.6, 85.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 29.2%, 85.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,157,722

CSS custom property--colour: #B9831A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#467CE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#978500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4921Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CA7470no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 4.6 Peru · ΔE 14.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 22.3 Chocolate · ΔE 25 Olive · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 4.58, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A50B9

Analogous#B9331A, #A0B91A

Triadic#1AB983, #831AB9

Split complementary#1AA0B9, #331AB9

Tetradic#1AB933, #1A50B9, #B91AA0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3DBAC

Lighter +30%#EDC87F

Lighter +20%#E7B452

Lighter +10%#E0A126

Darker −10%#8C6314

Darker −20%#60440D

Darker −30%#332407

Darker −40%#060401

More saturated +25%#D38B00

Less saturated −25%#9F7B34

Channel breakdown

R185

G131

B26

Red185 (72.5%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue39.62°

Saturation (HSL)75.36%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 83 · B 1A

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