Recognised as Colour
#B9A577
- #B9A577
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B9A577 is a orange with RGB values 185, 165, 119 and HSL 42°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B9A577#B9A577
HEX#B9A577
RGBrgb(185, 165, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6471, 0.4667
RGB percentages72.5%, 64.7%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(41.8, 32%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.8, 35.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 35.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,166,519
CSS custom property--colour: #B9A577;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#465A88
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#778BB9
Analogous#B98477, #ACB977
Triadic#77B9A5, #A577B9
Split complementary#77ACB9, #8477B9
Tetradic#77B984, #778BB9, #B977AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G165
B119
Red185 (72.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue41.82°
Saturation (HSL)32.04%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G A5 · B 77
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