Recognised as Colour

#BB8722

#BB8722
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BB8722 is a orange with RGB values 187, 135, 34 and HSL 40°, 69%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BB8722#BB8722

HEX#BB8722

RGBrgb(187, 135, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5294, 0.1333

RGB percentages73.3%, 52.9%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(39.6, 69.2%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.6, 81.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 27.8%, 81.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,289,826

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8722;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#4478DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B890Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A79627no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CC7874no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 5.4 Peru · ΔE 14.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 15.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.3 Olive · ΔE 25.4 Chocolate · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2256BB

Analogous#BB3B22, #A2BB22

Triadic#22BB87, #8722BB

Split complementary#22A2BB, #3B22BB

Tetradic#22BB3B, #2256BB, #BB22A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2DEB7

Lighter +30%#EACA8C

Lighter +20%#E2B661

Lighter +10%#DAA236

Darker −10%#90681A

Darker −20%#654912

Darker −30%#3A2A0A

Darker −40%#0E0A03

More saturated +25%#D79006

Less saturated −25%#9F7E3E

Channel breakdown

R187

G135

B34

Red187 (73.3%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue39.61°

Saturation (HSL)69.23%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 87 · B 22

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BB8722 (chemical formula)

Formula
94,295.63 g/mol
8723 atoms

BB8722 has a molar mass of 94,295.63 g/mol, made up of 8723 atoms across 1 element: 8723 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass94,295.63 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8723

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.5658158 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram6.3864473 × 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 × 8723)94,295.63 g/mol, 100%

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