Recognised as Colour

#BC603F

#BC603F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#BC603F is a orange with RGB values 188, 96, 63 and HSL 16°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#BC603F#BC603F

HEX#BC603F

RGBrgb(188, 96, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3765, 0.2471

RGB percentages73.7%, 37.6%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(15.8, 49.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.8, 66.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 48.9%, 66.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,345,407

CSS custom property--colour: #BC603F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#439FC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#796E3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F823Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CD4E58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 8.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 16.8 Indian red · ΔE 17.1 Salmon · ΔE 20.4 Peru · ΔE 20.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F9BBC

Analogous#BC3F5D, #BC9E3F

Triadic#3FBC60, #603FBC

Split complementary#3FBC9F, #3F5CBC

Tetradic#5CBC3F, #3F9BBC, #9E3FBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1DDD6

Lighter +30%#E4BEB0

Lighter +20%#D89E89

Lighter +10%#CB7F63

Darker −10%#964C32

Darker −20%#703925

Darker −30%#492519

Darker −40%#23120C

More saturated +25%#DB5120

Less saturated −25%#9D6F5E

Channel breakdown

R188

G96

B63

Red188 (73.7%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue15.84°

Saturation (HSL)49.8%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 60 · B 3F

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BC603F (chemical formula)

Formula
7,272.441 g/mol
605 atoms

BC603F has a molar mass of 7,272.441 g/mol, made up of 605 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 603 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,272.441 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule605

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.2076172 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.2807695 × 10^19

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

B0.1%

C99.6%

F0.3%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.149%

Carbon (C × 603)7,242.633 g/mol, 99.59%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.261%

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