Colour

#B98E73

#B98E73
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B98E73 is a orange with RGB values 185, 142, 115 and HSL 23°, 33%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B98E73

RGBrgb(185, 142, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5569, 0.451

RGB percentages72.5%, 55.7%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(23.1, 33.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(23.1, 37.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 23.2%, 37.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,160,627

CSS custom property--colour: #B98E73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1

Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#46718C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9A9171no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A49B73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C58687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.8 Tan · ΔE 15.1 Burlywood · ΔE 18.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.6 Dark grey · ΔE 25.1 Gray · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#739EB9

Analogous#B9737B, #B9B173

Triadic#73B98E, #8E73B9

Split complementary#73B9B1, #737BB9

Tetradic#7BB973, #739EB9, #B173B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCFB

Lighter +30%#ECE0D9

Lighter +20%#DBC5B7

Lighter +10%#CAA995

Darker −10%#A67353

Darker −20%#845B42

Darker −30%#624431

Darker −40%#402C20

More saturated +25%#D38859

Less saturated −25%#9F948D

Channel breakdown

R185

G142

B115

Red185 (72.5%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue23.14°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 8E · B 73

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