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Recognised as Colour

#BC730D

  • #BC730D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BC730D is a orange with RGB values 188, 115, 13 and HSL 35°, 87%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BC730D#BC730D
HEX#BC730D
RGBrgb(188, 115, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.451, 0.051
RGB percentages73.7%, 45.1%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(35, 87.1%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35, 93.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 38.8%, 93.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,350,221
CSS custom property--colour: #BC730D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#438CF2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B7900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C8B10no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CE6162no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.4Peru · ΔE 13.4Chocolate · ΔE 15.2Goldenrod · ΔE 22.8Sandy brown · ΔE 22.8Saddle brown · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0D56BC
Analogous#BC1C0D, #AEBC0D
Triadic#0DBC73, #730DBC
Split complementary#0DAEBC, #1B0DBC
Tetradic#0DBC1B, #0D56BC, #BC0DAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D29D
Lighter +30%#F5BC6D
Lighter +20%#F2A63D
Lighter +10%#EC9010
Darker −10%#8C560A
Darker −20%#5D3906
Darker −30%#2D1B03
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C97500
Less saturated −25%#A36F26

Channel breakdown

R188
G115
B13
Red188 (73.7%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue34.97°
Saturation (HSL)87.06%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 73 · B 0D

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