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Recognised as Colour

#BBB2AD

  • #BBB2AD
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BBB2AD is a orange with RGB values 187, 178, 173 and HSL 21°, 9%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BBB2AD#BBB2AD
HEX#BBB2AD
RGBrgb(187, 178, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.698, 0.6784
RGB percentages73.3%, 69.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(21.4, 9.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.4, 7.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 7.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,300,973
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB2AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#444D52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4B3ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B4ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BEB1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.9Silver · ΔE 6.3Light grey · ΔE 12.2Gainsboro · ΔE 15.2Rosy brown · ΔE 17.8Thistle · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADB6BB
Analogous#BBADAF, #BBB9AD
Triadic#ADBBB2, #B2ADBB
Split complementary#ADBBB9, #ADAFBB
Tetradic#AFBBAD, #ADB6BB, #B9ADBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E6E5
Lighter +10%#D2CCC9
Darker −10%#A49891
Darker −20%#8D7E75
Darker −30%#71655E
Darker −40%#554C47
More saturated +25%#CEAD9A
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R187
G178
B173
Red187 (73.3%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue21.43°
Saturation (HSL)9.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B2 · B AD

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