Recognised as Colour
#BB9A55
- #BB9A55
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BB9A55 is a orange with RGB values 187, 154, 85 and HSL 41°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BB9A55#BB9A55
HEX#BB9A55
RGBrgb(187, 154, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6039, 0.3333
RGB percentages73.3%, 60.4%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(40.6, 42.9%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.6, 54.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 54.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,294,741
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9A55;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 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#9C9C9C
Inverted#4465AA
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5576BB
Analogous#BB6755, #A9BB55
Triadic#55BB9A, #9A55BB
Split complementary#55A9BB, #6755BB
Tetradic#55BB67, #5576BB, #BB55A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G154
B85
Red187 (73.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue40.59°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 9A · B 55
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