Colour

#BB9969

#BB9969
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#BB9969 is a orange with RGB values 187, 153, 105 and HSL 35°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BB9969#BB9969

HEX#BB9969

RGBrgb(187, 153, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6, 0.4118

RGB percentages73.3%, 60%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(35.1, 37.6%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(35.1, 43.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 18.2%, 43.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,294,505

CSS custom property--colour: #BB9969;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#446696

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A69A65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEA26Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C7908Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.2 Burlywood · ΔE 11.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.6 Peru · ΔE 23.8 Navajo white · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#698BBB

Analogous#BB7069, #B4BB69

Triadic#69BB99, #9969BB

Split complementary#69B4BB, #7069BB

Tetradic#69BB70, #698BBB, #BB69B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF8F5

Lighter +30%#EBE1D2

Lighter +20%#DBC9AF

Lighter +10%#CBB18C

Darker −10%#A6804B

Darker −20%#83653B

Darker −30%#604A2B

Darker −40%#3D2F1B

More saturated +25%#D69E4E

Less saturated −25%#A09484

Channel breakdown

R187

G153

B105

Red187 (73.3%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue35.12°

Saturation (HSL)37.61%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 99 · B 69

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