Recognised as Colour
#BB9F5D
- #BB9F5D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BB9F5D is a orange with RGB values 187, 159, 93 and HSL 42°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BB9F5D#BB9F5D
HEX#BB9F5D
RGBrgb(187, 159, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6235, 0.3647
RGB percentages73.3%, 62.4%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(42.1, 40.9%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.1, 50.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 15%, 50.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,296,029
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9F5D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4460A2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D79BB
Analogous#BB705D, #A8BB5D
Triadic#5DBB9F, #9F5DBB
Split complementary#5DA8BB, #705DBB
Tetradic#5DBB70, #5D79BB, #BB5DA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G159
B93
Red187 (73.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue42.13°
Saturation (HSL)40.87%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 9F · B 5D
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