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Recognised as Colour

#BC7D19

  • #BC7D19
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BC7D19 is a orange with RGB values 188, 125, 25 and HSL 37°, 77%, 42%. 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

#BC7D19#BC7D19
HEX#BC7D19
RGBrgb(188, 125, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4902, 0.098
RGB percentages73.7%, 49%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(36.8, 76.5%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.8, 86.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 33.5%, 86.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,352,793
CSS custom property--colour: #BC7D19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#4382E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#938100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2901Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CE6D6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 8.4Peru · ΔE 12.2Goldenrod · ΔE 18.8Chocolate · ΔE 20.3Sandy brown · ΔE 21Orange · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1958BC
Analogous#BC2B19, #AABC19
Triadic#19BC7D, #7D19BC
Split complementary#19AABC, #2B19BC
Tetradic#19BC2B, #1958BC, #BC19AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4D9AD
Lighter +30%#EEC480
Lighter +20%#E8AE53
Lighter +10%#E29926
Darker −10%#8F5F13
Darker −20%#62410D
Darker −30%#352307
Darker −40%#080501
More saturated +25%#D58300
Less saturated −25%#A17734

Channel breakdown

R188
G125
B25
Red188 (73.7%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue36.81°
Saturation (HSL)76.53%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 7D · B 19

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