Colour

#BC643B

#BC643B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#BC643B is a orange with RGB values 188, 100, 59 and HSL 19°, 52%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#BC643B#BC643B

HEX#BC643B

RGBrgb(188, 100, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3922, 0.2314

RGB percentages73.7%, 39.2%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(19.1, 52.2%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(19.1, 68.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 46.8%, 68.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,346,427

CSS custom property--colour: #BC643B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#439BC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C7037no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Deuteranopia#91833Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CD535Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 9 Saddle brown · ΔE 15.7 Peru · ΔE 17.2 Chocolate · ΔE 19.4 Indian red · ΔE 20.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 9.03, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B93BC

Analogous#BC3B53, #BCA43B

Triadic#3BBC64, #643BBC

Split complementary#3BBCA4, #3B53BC

Tetradic#53BC3B, #3B93BC, #A43BBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1DCD2

Lighter +30%#E5BEAB

Lighter +20%#D99F84

Lighter +10%#CC815E

Darker −10%#954F2F

Darker −20%#6E3B23

Darker −30%#482616

Darker −40%#21110A

More saturated +25%#DB591C

Less saturated −25%#9D6F5A

Channel breakdown

R188

G100

B59

Red188 (73.7%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue19.07°

Saturation (HSL)52.23%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 64 · B 3B

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Colour values

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