Colour
#B98457
- #B98457
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#B98457 is a orange with RGB values 185, 132, 87 and HSL 28°, 41%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#B98457#B98457
HEX#B98457
RGBrgb(185, 132, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5176, 0.3412
RGB percentages72.5%, 51.8%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(27.6, 41.2%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.6, 53%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 28.6%, 53%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,158,039
CSS custom property--colour: #B98457;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#467BA8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#578CB9
Analogous#B9575B, #B9B557
Triadic#57B984, #8457B9
Split complementary#57B9B5, #575BB9
Tetradic#5BB957, #578CB9, #B557B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G132
B87
Red185 (72.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue27.55°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 84 · B 57
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