Colour

#BC6D4E

#BC6D4E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#BC6D4E is a orange with RGB values 188, 109, 78 and HSL 17°, 45%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#BC6D4E

RGBrgb(188, 109, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4275, 0.3059

RGB percentages73.7%, 42.7%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(16.9, 45.1%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.9, 58.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 42%, 58.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,348,750

CSS custom property--colour: #BC6D4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#4392B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82774Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#95884Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CC5F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 11.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.9 Indian red · ΔE 18.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 19.7 Peru · ΔE 20 Light salmon · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E9DBC

Analogous#BC4E66, #BCA44E

Triadic#4EBC6D, #6D4EBC

Split complementary#4EBCA4, #4E66BC

Tetradic#66BC4E, #4E9DBC, #A44EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E7E2

Lighter +30%#E6C9BD

Lighter +20%#D8AA98

Lighter +10%#CA8C73

Darker −10%#9C563B

Darker −20%#77422D

Darker −30%#522D1F

Darker −40%#2D1911

More saturated +25%#DB6030

Less saturated −25%#9E7A6D

Channel breakdown

R188

G109

B78

Red188 (73.7%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue16.91°

Saturation (HSL)45.08%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 6D · B 4E

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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