Colour

#BB7E4C

#BB7E4C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#BB7E4C is a orange with RGB values 187, 126, 76 and HSL 27°, 45%, 52%. 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

#BB7E4C#BB7E4C

HEX#BB7E4C

RGBrgb(187, 126, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4941, 0.298

RGB percentages73.3%, 49.4%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(27, 44.9%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27, 59.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 32.6%, 59.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,287,564

CSS custom property--colour: #BB7E4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#4481B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#908348no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F914Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CB7172no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 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 text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 12.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.6 Sienna · ΔE 17.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.5 Light salmon · ΔE 21.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C89BB

Analogous#BB4C52, #BBB54C

Triadic#4CBB7E, #7E4CBB

Split complementary#4CBBB6, #4C51BB

Tetradic#51BB4C, #4C89BB, #B64CBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3E9E0

Lighter +30%#E5CEBB

Lighter +20%#D7B396

Lighter +10%#C99971

Darker −10%#9A653A

Darker −20%#754D2C

Darker −30%#50351E

Darker −40%#2B1C10

More saturated +25%#DA7B2D

Less saturated −25%#9C816B

Channel breakdown

R187

G126

B76

Red187 (73.3%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue27.03°

Saturation (HSL)44.94%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 7E · B 4C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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