Recognised as Colour

#BB923F

#BB923F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#BB923F is a orange with RGB values 187, 146, 63 and HSL 40°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BB923F#BB923F

HEX#BB923F

RGBrgb(187, 146, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5725, 0.2471

RGB percentages73.3%, 57.3%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(40.2, 49.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.2, 66.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 21.9%, 66.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,292,671

CSS custom property--colour: #BB923F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1

Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#446DC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A39236no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9D42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#CA8580no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 15 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15 Sandy brown · ΔE 20 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.8 Burlywood · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F68BB

Analogous#BB543F, #A6BB3F

Triadic#3FBB92, #923FBB

Split complementary#3FA6BB, #543FBB

Tetradic#3FBB54, #3F68BB, #BB3FA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E8D5

Lighter +30%#E4D2AF

Lighter +20%#D7BD89

Lighter +10%#CAA863

Darker −10%#957432

Darker −20%#6F5625

Darker −30%#493918

Darker −40%#221B0C

More saturated +25%#DA9D20

Less saturated −25%#9C875E

Channel breakdown

R187

G146

B63

Red187 (73.3%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue40.16°

Saturation (HSL)49.6%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 92 · B 3F

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BB923F (chemical formula)

Formula
10,007.438 g/mol
925 atoms

BB923F has a molar mass of 10,007.438 g/mol, made up of 925 atoms across 2 elements: 924 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,007.438 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule925

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6617742 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.0176648 × 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

B99.8%

F0.2%

Boron (B × 924)9,988.44 g/mol, 99.81%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.19%

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