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Recognised as Colour

#BC7D00

  • #BC7D00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BC7D00 is a orange with RGB values 188, 125, 0 and HSL 40°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BC7D00#BC7D00
HEX#BC7D00
RGBrgb(188, 125, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4902, 0
RGB percentages73.7%, 49%, 0%
HSLhsl(39.9, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.9, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 33.5%, 100%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,352,768
CSS custom property--colour: #BC7D00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#4382FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#938100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29009no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CE6D6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 6.9Goldenrod · ΔE 16.4Peru · ΔE 16.9Chocolate · ΔE 21.7Sandy brown · ΔE 24.4Orange · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 6.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#003FBC
Analogous#BC1F00, #9DBC00
Triadic#00BC7D, #7D00BC
Split complementary#009DBC, #1F00BC
Tetradic#00BC1F, #003FBC, #BC009D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFD789
Lighter +30%#FFC656
Lighter +20%#FFB523
Lighter +10%#EF9F00
Darker −10%#895B00
Darker −20%#563900
Darker −30%#231700
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC7D00
Less saturated −25%#A57518

Channel breakdown

R188
G125
B0
Red188 (73.7%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue39.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 7D · B 00

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