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Recognised as Colour

#BC7E00

  • #BC7E00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BC7E00 is a orange with RGB values 188, 126, 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

#BC7E00#BC7E00
HEX#BC7E00
RGBrgb(188, 126, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4941, 0
RGB percentages73.7%, 49.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(40.2, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.2, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 33%, 100%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,353,024
CSS custom property--colour: #BC7E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25613WCAG 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 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#4381FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#948200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3910Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CE6E6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 6.3Goldenrod · ΔE 15.9Peru · ΔE 17.2Chocolate · ΔE 22.3Orange · ΔE 24.4Sandy brown · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 6.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#003EBC
Analogous#BC2000, #9CBC00
Triadic#00BC7E, #7E00BC
Split complementary#009CBC, #2000BC
Tetradic#00BC20, #003EBC, #BC009C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFD889
Lighter +30%#FFC756
Lighter +20%#FFB623
Lighter +10%#EFA000
Darker −10%#895C00
Darker −20%#563A00
Darker −30%#231700
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC7E00
Less saturated −25%#A57618

Channel breakdown

R188
G126
B0
Red188 (73.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue40.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 7E · B 00

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