Colour

#B99A8A

#B99A8A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B99A8A is a orange with RGB values 185, 154, 138 and HSL 20°, 25%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B99A8A#B99A8A

HEX#B99A8A

RGBrgb(185, 154, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6039, 0.5412

RGB percentages72.5%, 60.4%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(20.4, 25.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(20.4, 25.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 16.8%, 25.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,163,722

CSS custom property--colour: #B99A8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#466575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A29D89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9A38Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C29596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.3 Tan · ΔE 15.3 Dark grey · ΔE 15.9 Silver · ΔE 19.5 Gray · ΔE 19.9 Burlywood · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AA9B9

Analogous#B98A92, #B9B28A

Triadic#8AB99A, #9A8AB9

Split complementary#8AB9B1, #8A92B9

Tetradic#92B98A, #8AA9B9, #B18AB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2EDEA

Lighter +20%#DFD1CA

Lighter +10%#CCB6AA

Darker −10%#A67E6A

Darker −20%#8A6653

Darker −30%#6A4E40

Darker −40%#4A372D

More saturated +25%#D09373

Less saturated −25%#A2A1A1

Channel breakdown

R185

G154

B138

Red185 (72.5%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue20.43°

Saturation (HSL)25.13%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 9A · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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