Recognised as Colour

#BB893C

#BB893C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#BB893C is a orange with RGB values 187, 137, 60 and HSL 36°, 51%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BB893C#BB893C

HEX#BB893C

RGBrgb(187, 137, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5373, 0.2353

RGB percentages73.3%, 53.7%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(36.4, 51.4%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.4, 67.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 26.7%, 67.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,290,364

CSS custom property--colour: #BB893C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1

Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#4476C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B8B33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7973Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CB7C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 17.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.8 Burlywood · ΔE 24.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C6EBB

Analogous#BB4A3C, #ADBB3C

Triadic#3CBB89, #893CBB

Split complementary#3CADBB, #4A3CBB

Tetradic#3CBB4A, #3C6EBB, #BB3CAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E5D2

Lighter +30%#E4CEAC

Lighter +20%#D8B785

Lighter +10%#CCA15E

Darker −10%#946D30

Darker −20%#6E5023

Darker −30%#473417

Darker −40%#21180A

More saturated +25%#DA901D

Less saturated −25%#9C825B

Channel breakdown

R187

G137

B60

Red187 (73.3%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue36.38°

Saturation (HSL)51.42%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 89 · B 3C

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BB893C (chemical formula)

Formula
9,676.151 g/mol
895 atoms

BB893C has a molar mass of 9,676.151 g/mol, made up of 895 atoms across 2 elements: 894 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,676.151 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule895

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6067627 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.2236945 × 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

B99.9%

C0.1%

Boron (B × 894)9,664.14 g/mol, 99.876%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.124%

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