Colour

#BB9548

#BB9548
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#BB9548 is a orange with RGB values 187, 149, 72 and HSL 40°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BB9548#BB9548

HEX#BB9548

RGBrgb(187, 149, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5843, 0.2824

RGB percentages73.3%, 58.4%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(40.2, 45.8%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.2, 61.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 20.3%, 61.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,293,448

CSS custom property--colour: #BB9548;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#446AB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A59540no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AF9F4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CA8984no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 16.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.6 Burlywood · ΔE 20.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.4 Tan · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#486EBB

Analogous#BB5B48, #A8BB48

Triadic#48BB95, #9548BB

Split complementary#48A8BB, #5C48BB

Tetradic#48BB5B, #486EBB, #BB48A7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EBDD

Lighter +30%#E4D6B8

Lighter +20%#D7C092

Lighter +10%#C9AB6D

Darker −10%#987838

Darker −20%#725B2B

Darker −30%#4D3D1D

Darker −40%#28200F

More saturated +25%#DAA029

Less saturated −25%#9C8A67

Channel breakdown

R187

G149

B72

Red187 (73.3%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue40.17°

Saturation (HSL)45.82%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 95 · B 48

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