Recognised as Colour

#BB8256

#BB8256
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#BB8256 is a orange with RGB values 187, 130, 86 and HSL 26°, 43%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#BB8256#BB8256

HEX#BB8256

RGBrgb(187, 130, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5098, 0.3373

RGB percentages73.3%, 51%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(26.1, 42.6%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(26.1, 54%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 30.5%, 54%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,288,598

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8256;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#447DA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938752no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A09356no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CA7677no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 16.2 Peru · ΔE 16.2 Sienna · ΔE 19.9 Burlywood · ΔE 20.6 Light salmon · ΔE 21.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#568FBB

Analogous#BB565C, #BBB556

Triadic#56BB82, #8256BB

Split complementary#56BBB4, #565DBB

Tetradic#5CBB56, #568FBB, #B556BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EEE7

Lighter +30%#E7D3C3

Lighter +20%#D8B89F

Lighter +10%#CA9D7A

Darker −10%#9E6940

Darker −20%#7A5131

Darker −30%#563922

Darker −40%#312114

More saturated +25%#D97E38

Less saturated −25%#9D8674

Channel breakdown

R187

G130

B86

Red187 (73.3%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue26.14°

Saturation (HSL)42.62%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 82 · B 56

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Harmonies

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BB8256 (chemical formula)

Formula
89,258.17 g/mol
8257 atoms

BB8256 has a molar mass of 89,258.17 g/mol, made up of 8257 atoms across 1 element: 8257 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass89,258.17 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8257

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.4821668 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram6.746879 × 10^18

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B100%

Boron (B × 8257)89,258.17 g/mol, 100%

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