Colour
#BBA779
- #BBA779
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BBA779 is a orange with RGB values 187, 167, 121 and HSL 42°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BBA779#BBA779
HEX#BBA779
RGBrgb(187, 167, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6549, 0.4745
RGB percentages73.3%, 65.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(41.8, 32.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.8, 35.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 35.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,298,105
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA779;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#445886
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#798DBB
Analogous#BB8679, #AEBB79
Triadic#79BBA7, #A779BB
Split complementary#79AEBB, #8679BB
Tetradic#79BB86, #798DBB, #BB79AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G167
B121
Red187 (73.3%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue41.82°
Saturation (HSL)32.67%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G A7 · B 79
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