Recognised as Colour
#B99E5F
- #B99E5F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B99E5F is a orange with RGB values 185, 158, 95 and HSL 42°, 39%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B99E5F#B99E5F
HEX#B99E5F
RGBrgb(185, 158, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6196, 0.3725
RGB percentages72.5%, 62%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(42, 39.1%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42, 48.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.6%, 48.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,164,703
CSS custom property--colour: #B99E5F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#4661A0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F7AB9
Analogous#B9715F, #A7B95F
Triadic#5FB99E, #9E5FB9
Split complementary#5FA7B9, #715FB9
Tetradic#5FB971, #5F7AB9, #B95FA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G158
B95
Red185 (72.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue42°
Saturation (HSL)39.13%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 9E · B 5F
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