Colour

#BC7857

#BC7857
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#BC7857 is a orange with RGB values 188, 120, 87 and HSL 20°, 43%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#BC7857

RGBrgb(188, 120, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4706, 0.3412

RGB percentages73.7%, 47.1%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(19.6, 43%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(19.6, 53.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 36.2%, 53.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,351,575

CSS custom property--colour: #BC7857;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1

Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#4387A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8054no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8E57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CB6C70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14 Sienna · ΔE 15.9 Peru · ΔE 19.5 Light salmon · ΔE 20.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 23 Indian red · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#579BBC

Analogous#BC5769, #BCAB57

Triadic#57BC78, #7857BC

Split complementary#57BCAB, #5769BC

Tetradic#69BC57, #579BBC, #AB57BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EDE9

Lighter +30%#E8D0C4

Lighter +20%#D9B3A0

Lighter +10%#CB957B

Darker −10%#A05F40

Darker −20%#7C4A31

Darker −30%#573423

Darker −40%#331E14

More saturated +25%#D96E3A

Less saturated −25%#9F8274

Channel breakdown

R188

G120

B87

Red188 (73.7%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue19.6°

Saturation (HSL)42.98%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 78 · B 57

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