Recognised as Colour
#B9A397
- #B9A397
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B9A397 is a orange with RGB values 185, 163, 151 and HSL 21°, 20%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B9A397#B9A397
HEX#B9A397
RGBrgb(185, 163, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6392, 0.5922
RGB percentages72.5%, 63.9%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(21.2, 19.5%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.2, 18.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 18.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,166,039
CSS custom property--colour: #B9A397;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#465C68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97ADB9
Analogous#B9979C, #B9B497
Triadic#97B9A3, #A397B9
Split complementary#97B9B4, #979CB9
Tetradic#9CB997, #97ADB9, #B497B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G163
B151
Red185 (72.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue21.18°
Saturation (HSL)19.54%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G A3 · B 97
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