Recognised as Colour

#BC610C

#BC610C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#BC610C is a orange with RGB values 188, 97, 12 and HSL 29°, 88%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#BC610C#BC610C

HEX#BC610C

RGBrgb(188, 97, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3804, 0.0471

RGB percentages73.7%, 38%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(29, 88%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29, 93.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 48.4%, 93.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,345,612

CSS custom property--colour: #BC610C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#439EF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C6D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#928209no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CF4C53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 7.2 Peru · ΔE 17.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 21.6 Sienna · ΔE 22.6 Coral · ΔE 23.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C67BC

Analogous#BC0C0F, #BCB90C

Triadic#0CBC61, #610CBC

Split complementary#0CBCB9, #0C0FBC

Tetradic#0FBC0C, #0C67BC, #B90CBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9C89B

Lighter +30%#F6AE6B

Lighter +20%#F3943B

Lighter +10%#EC7A0F

Darker −10%#8C4809

Darker −20%#5C3006

Darker −30%#2C1703

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C86100

Less saturated −25%#A36225

Channel breakdown

R188

G97

B12

Red188 (73.7%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue28.98°

Saturation (HSL)88%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 61 · B 0C

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BC610C (chemical formula)

Formula
7,349.531 g/mol
612 atoms

BC610C has a molar mass of 7,349.531 g/mol, made up of 612 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 611 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,349.531 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule612

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.2204183 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.1939116 × 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%

C99.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.147%

Carbon (C × 611)7,338.721 g/mol, 99.853%

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