Colour

#BB8007

#BB8007
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BB8007 is a orange with RGB values 187, 128, 7 and HSL 40°, 93%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BB8007#BB8007

HEX#BB8007

RGBrgb(187, 128, 7)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.502, 0.0275

RGB percentages73.3%, 50.2%, 2.7%

HSLhsl(40.3, 92.8%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.3, 96.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 31.6%, 96.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,288,007

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8007;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.7 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#848484

Inverted#447FF8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39111no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CC706Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever 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

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 4.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 15.3 Peru · ΔE 16.7 Chocolate · ΔE 23.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.1 Orange · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 4.76, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0742BB

Analogous#BB2607, #9CBB07

Triadic#07BB80, #8007BB

Split complementary#079CBB, #2607BB

Tetradic#07BB26, #0742BB, #BB079C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBD993

Lighter +30%#F9C862

Lighter +20%#F7B631

Lighter +10%#ECA209

Darker −10%#8A5E05

Darker −20%#593D03

Darker −30%#281B01

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C28200

Less saturated −25%#A3781F

Channel breakdown

R187

G128

Red187 (73.3%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue7 (2.7%)

Hue40.33°

Saturation (HSL)92.78%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 80 · B 07

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BB8007 (chemical formula)

Formula
86,566.48 g/mol
8008 atoms

BB8007 has a molar mass of 86,566.48 g/mol, made up of 8008 atoms across 1 element: 8008 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass86,566.48 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8008

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.4374702 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram6.9566659 × 10^18

Composition by mass

B100%

Boron (B × 8008)86,566.48 g/mol, 100%

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