Recognised as Colour

#BB8825

#BB8825
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BB8825 is a orange with RGB values 187, 136, 37 and HSL 40°, 67%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BB8825#BB8825

HEX#BB8825

RGBrgb(187, 136, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5333, 0.1451

RGB percentages73.3%, 53.3%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(39.6, 67%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.6, 80.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 27.3%, 80.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,290,085

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8825;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#4477DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C8A11no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A89629no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CC7A75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 6.2 Peru · ΔE 13.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 21 Olive · ΔE 25.1 Chocolate · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 6.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2558BB

Analogous#BB3D25, #A3BB25

Triadic#25BB88, #8825BB

Split complementary#25A3BB, #3D25BB

Tetradic#25BB3D, #2558BB, #BB25A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1DFBB

Lighter +30%#E9CB90

Lighter +20%#E1B765

Lighter +10%#D8A33B

Darker −10%#90691D

Darker −20%#664A14

Darker −30%#3B2B0C

Darker −40%#110C03

More saturated +25%#D79109

Less saturated −25%#9F7F41

Channel breakdown

R187

G136

B37

Red187 (73.3%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue39.6°

Saturation (HSL)66.96%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 88 · B 25

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BB8825 (chemical formula)

Formula
95,409.06 g/mol
8826 atoms

BB8825 has a molar mass of 95,409.06 g/mol, made up of 8826 atoms across 1 element: 8826 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass95,409.06 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8826

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.5843047 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram6.3119171 × 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 × 8826)95,409.06 g/mol, 100%

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