Colour

#BB6B00

#BB6B00
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#BB6B00 is a orange with RGB values 187, 107, 0 and HSL 34°, 100%, 37%. 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

#BB6B00#BB6B00

HEX#BB6B00

RGBrgb(187, 107, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4196, 0

RGB percentages73.3%, 42%, 0%

HSLhsl(34.3, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(34.3, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 42.8%, 100%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,282,624

CSS custom property--colour: #BB6B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#4494FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#847300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#978601no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CD585Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 12.1 Peru · ΔE 16.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.4 Dark orange · ΔE 24.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 25.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0050BB

Analogous#BB0D00, #ADBB00

Triadic#00BB6B, #6B00BB

Split complementary#00ADBB, #0E00BB

Tetradic#00BB0E, #0050BB, #BB00AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFCC88

Lighter +30%#FFB655

Lighter +20%#FFA022

Lighter +10%#EE8800

Darker −10%#884E00

Darker −20%#553100

Darker −30%#221300

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB6B00

Less saturated −25%#A46817

Channel breakdown

R187

G107

Red187 (73.3%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue34.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 6B · B 00

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