Colour
#BB7505
- #BB7505
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BB7505 is a orange with RGB values 187, 117, 5 and HSL 37°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BB7505#BB7505
HEX#BB7505
RGBrgb(187, 117, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4588, 0.0196
RGB percentages73.3%, 45.9%, 2%
HSLhsl(36.9, 94.8%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 97.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 37.4%, 97.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,285,189
CSS custom property--colour: #BB7505;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#448AFA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#054BBB
Analogous#BB1A05, #A6BB05
Triadic#05BB75, #7505BB
Split complementary#05A6BB, #1A05BB
Tetradic#05BB1A, #054BBB, #BB05A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G117
B5
Red187 (73.3%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue36.92°
Saturation (HSL)94.79%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 75 · B 05
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