Colour
#B98557
- #B98557
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#B98557 is a orange with RGB values 185, 133, 87 and HSL 28°, 41%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#B98557#B98557
HEX#B98557
RGBrgb(185, 133, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5216, 0.3412
RGB percentages72.5%, 52.2%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(28.2, 41.2%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.2, 53%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 28.1%, 53%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,158,295
CSS custom property--colour: #B98557;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#467AA8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#578BB9
Analogous#B9575A, #B9B657
Triadic#57B985, #8557B9
Split complementary#57B9B6, #575AB9
Tetradic#5AB957, #578BB9, #B657B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G133
B87
Red185 (72.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue28.16°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 85 · B 57
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