Colour
#BC4F05
- #BC4F05
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#BC4F05 is a orange with RGB values 188, 79, 5 and HSL 24°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#BC4F05#BC4F05
HEX#BC4F05
RGBrgb(188, 79, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3098, 0.0196
RGB percentages73.7%, 31%, 2%
HSLhsl(24.3, 94.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.3, 97.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 58%, 97.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,340,997
CSS custom property--colour: #BC4F05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#43B0FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0572BC
Analogous#BC0517, #BCAA05
Triadic#05BC4F, #4F05BC
Split complementary#05BCAA, #0517BC
Tetradic#17BC05, #0572BC, #AB05BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G79
B5
Red188 (73.7%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue24.26°
Saturation (HSL)94.82%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 4F · B 05
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