Recognised as Colour

#BC430F

#BC430F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#BC430F is a orange with RGB values 188, 67, 15 and HSL 18°, 85%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#BC430F#BC430F

HEX#BC430F

RGBrgb(188, 67, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2627, 0.0588

RGB percentages73.7%, 26.3%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(18, 85.2%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18, 92%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 64.4%, 92%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,337,935

CSS custom property--colour: #BC430F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#43BCF0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#675A01no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#847504no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CF1F3Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 15.1 Firebrick · ΔE 18.2 Dark red · ΔE 20.7 Tomato · ΔE 21 Coral · ΔE 22.5 Brown · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0F88BC

Analogous#BC0F31, #BC9A0F

Triadic#0FBC43, #430FBC

Split complementary#0FBC9A, #0F31BC

Tetradic#31BC0F, #0F88BC, #9A0FBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7BAA0

Lighter +30%#F49870

Lighter +20%#F07641

Lighter +10%#EB5413

Darker −10%#8D320B

Darker −20%#5E2107

Darker −30%#2E1104

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CB3D00

Less saturated −25%#A34D28

Channel breakdown

R188

G67

B15

Red188 (73.7%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue18.03°

Saturation (HSL)85.22%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 43 · B 0F

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BC430F (chemical formula)

Formula
5,194.538 g/mol
432 atoms

BC430F has a molar mass of 5,194.538 g/mol, made up of 432 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 430 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,194.538 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule432

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.6257333 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1593217 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B0.2%

C99.4%

F0.4%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.208%

Carbon (C × 430)5,164.73 g/mol, 99.426%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.366%

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