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Colour

#BB7E46

  • #BB7E46
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#BB7E46 is a orange with RGB values 187, 126, 70 and HSL 29°, 46%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BB7E46#BB7E46
HEX#BB7E46
RGBrgb(187, 126, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4941, 0.2745
RGB percentages73.3%, 49.4%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(28.7, 46.2%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.7, 62.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 32.6%, 62.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,287,558
CSS custom property--colour: #BB7E46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#4481B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#918341no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9147no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CB7171no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 9.8Sandy brown · ΔE 18.2Sienna · ΔE 18.6Dark salmon · ΔE 19.6Light salmon · ΔE 22.1Saddle brown · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4683BB
Analogous#BB4649, #BBB946
Triadic#46BB7E, #7E46BB
Split complementary#46BBB9, #4649BB
Tetradic#48BB46, #4683BB, #B946BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E6DB
Lighter +30%#E4CCB6
Lighter +20%#D6B291
Lighter +10%#C9986B
Darker −10%#976537
Darker −20%#714C2A
Darker −30%#4C331C
Darker −40%#271A0E
More saturated +25%#DB7D26
Less saturated −25%#9B7F66

Channel breakdown

R187
G126
B70
Red187 (73.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue28.72°
Saturation (HSL)46.25%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 7E · B 46

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