Recognised as Colour

#BB874B

#BB874B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#BB874B is a orange with RGB values 187, 135, 75 and HSL 32°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BB874B#BB874B

HEX#BB874B

RGBrgb(187, 135, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5294, 0.2941

RGB percentages73.3%, 52.9%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(32.1, 45.2%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(32.1, 59.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 27.8%, 59.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,289,867

CSS custom property--colour: #BB874B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#4478B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#998A46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5964Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CA7B79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 11.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 18.2 Burlywood · ΔE 20.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.3 Tan · ΔE 22.8 Sienna · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B7FBB

Analogous#BB4F4B, #B7BB4B

Triadic#4BBB87, #874BBB

Split complementary#4BB7BB, #4F4BBB

Tetradic#4BBB4F, #4B7FBB, #BB4BB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EADF

Lighter +30%#E5D1BA

Lighter +20%#D7B895

Lighter +10%#C9A070

Darker −10%#996D3A

Darker −20%#74532C

Darker −30%#4F381E

Darker −40%#2A1E10

More saturated +25%#DA892C

Less saturated −25%#9C856A

Channel breakdown

R187

G135

B75

Red187 (73.3%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue32.14°

Saturation (HSL)45.16%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 87 · B 4B

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BB874B (chemical formula)

Formula
9,469.56 g/mol
876 atoms

BB874B has a molar mass of 9,469.56 g/mol, made up of 876 atoms across 1 element: 876 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,469.56 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule876

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.5724574 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.3594726 × 10^19

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 × 876)9,469.56 g/mol, 100%

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