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Recognised as Colour

#BC7C4E

  • #BC7C4E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#BC7C4E is a orange with RGB values 188, 124, 78 and HSL 25°, 45%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BC7C4E#BC7C4E
HEX#BC7C4E
RGBrgb(188, 124, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4863, 0.3059
RGB percentages73.7%, 48.6%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(25.1, 45.1%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.1, 58.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 34%, 58.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,352,590
CSS custom property--colour: #BC7C4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#4383B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F824Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E904Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CC6F71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 13.6Dark salmon · ΔE 16.3Sienna · ΔE 16.7Sandy brown · ΔE 20.3Light salmon · ΔE 20.4Saddle brown · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E8EBC
Analogous#BC4E57, #BCB34E
Triadic#4EBC7C, #7C4EBC
Split complementary#4EBCB3, #4E57BC
Tetradic#57BC4E, #4E8EBC, #B34EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EAE2
Lighter +30%#E6CEBD
Lighter +20%#D8B398
Lighter +10%#CA9773
Darker −10%#9C643B
Darker −20%#774C2D
Darker −30%#52341F
Darker −40%#2D1D11
More saturated +25%#DB7730
Less saturated −25%#9E816D

Channel breakdown

R188
G124
B78
Red188 (73.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue25.09°
Saturation (HSL)45.08%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 7C · B 4E

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