Colour

#BB8D2C

#BB8D2C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BB8D2C is a orange with RGB values 187, 141, 44 and HSL 41°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BB8D2C#BB8D2C

HEX#BB8D2C

RGBrgb(187, 141, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5529, 0.1725

RGB percentages73.3%, 55.3%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(40.7, 61.9%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.7, 76.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 24.6%, 76.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,291,372

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8D2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#4472D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A08E1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB9930no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CB7F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7.9 Peru · ΔE 15.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.1 Olive · ΔE 23.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C5ABB

Analogous#BB452C, #A2BB2C

Triadic#2CBB8D, #8D2CBB

Split complementary#2CA2BB, #452CBB

Tetradic#2CBB45, #2C5ABB, #BB2CA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E2C2

Lighter +30%#E7CE99

Lighter +20%#DDBA70

Lighter +10%#D4A646

Darker −10%#926E22

Darker −20%#684F19

Darker −30%#3F300F

Darker −40%#161005

More saturated +25%#D8970F

Less saturated −25%#9E8349

Channel breakdown

R187

G141

B44

Red187 (73.3%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue40.7°

Saturation (HSL)61.9%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 8D · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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