Recognised as Colour
#BB6A0D
- #BB6A0D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#BB6A0D is a orange with RGB values 187, 106, 13 and HSL 32°, 87%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#BB6A0D#BB6A0D
HEX#BB6A0D
RGBrgb(187, 106, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4157, 0.051
RGB percentages73.3%, 41.6%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(32.1, 87%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.1, 93%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 43.3%, 93%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,282,381
CSS custom property--colour: #BB6A0D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#4495F2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D5EBB
Analogous#BB130D, #B5BB0D
Triadic#0DBB6A, #6A0DBB
Split complementary#0DB5BB, #130DBB
Tetradic#0DBB13, #0D5EBB, #BB0DB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G106
B13
Red187 (73.3%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue32.07°
Saturation (HSL)87%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 6A · B 0D
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Harmonies
Similar named colours
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page