Colour

#BC713A

#BC713A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#BC713A is a orange with RGB values 188, 113, 58 and HSL 25°, 53%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BC713A#BC713A

HEX#BC713A

RGBrgb(188, 113, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4431, 0.2275

RGB percentages73.7%, 44.3%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(25.4, 52.8%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(25.4, 69.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 39.9%, 69.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,349,754

CSS custom property--colour: #BC713A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#438EC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#877934no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#998A3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CD6165no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 9.6 Sienna · ΔE 13.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 17.5 Chocolate · ΔE 19 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 9.57, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A85BC

Analogous#BC3A44, #BCB23A

Triadic#3ABC71, #713ABC

Split complementary#3ABCB2, #3A44BC

Tetradic#44BC3A, #3A85BC, #B23ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1DFD1

Lighter +30%#E5C3AA

Lighter +20%#D9A783

Lighter +10%#CD8C5C

Darker −10%#955A2E

Darker −20%#6E4222

Darker −30%#472B16

Darker −40%#20130A

More saturated +25%#DB6C1B

Less saturated −25%#9D7659

Channel breakdown

R188

G113

B58

Red188 (73.7%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue25.38°

Saturation (HSL)52.85%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 71 · B 3A

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