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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

Protanopia#837300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#96850Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CD575Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
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

Lighter +40%#F8CD9C
Lighter +30%#F5B56C
Lighter +20%#F19D3D
Lighter +10%#EB8510
Darker −10%#8B4F0A
Darker −20%#5C3406
Darker −30%#2C1903
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C86B00
Less saturated −25%#A26826

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

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