All About Color #B9542D

#B9542D

About #B9542D

#B9542D is a medium orange color with the hex code #B9542D. In RGB it is red 185, green 84, blue 45; in HSL it is hue 17°, saturation 61%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 55%, 76%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 4.81:1 on white and 4.37:1 on black.

#B9542D Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, 54, 2D
CMYK0.00%, 54.59%, 75.68%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal185, 84, 45
HSL17°, 61%, 45%
RGB Octal271, 124, 55
HSV (HSB)16.71°, 75.68%, 72.55%
RGB Binary10111001, 1010100, 101101
CIE-L*AB48.06, 38.36, 41.37
RGB Percent72.55%, 32.94%, 17.65%
CIE-L*CH48.06, 56.42, 47.16
XYZ23.65, 16.84, 4.49
CIE-L*UV48.06, 80.38, 34.26
xyY0.53, 0.37, 16.84
Hunter-Lab41.04, 31.04, 22.25
RYB72.55%, 38.85%, 17.65%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9542D on a dark background: contrast 4.37:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#B9542D on a light background: contrast 4.81:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9542D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9542D · #DA8867 · #6F331B · #2D91B9 · #67BADA

Analogous palette

#B92D91 · #B92D4B · #B9542D · #B99A2D · #91B92D

Triadic palette

#B9542D · #2DB954 · #542DB9 · #DA8867 · #67DA88

Tetradic palette

#B9542D · #4BB92D · #2D91B9 · #9A2DB9 · #6F331B

Monochromatic palette

#3E1C0F · #7B381E · #B9542D · #D77E5B · #E6AE98

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