Recognised as Colour
#BC7E1B
- #BC7E1B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BC7E1B is a orange with RGB values 188, 126, 27 and HSL 37°, 75%, 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
#BC7E1B#BC7E1B
HEX#BC7E1B
RGBrgb(188, 126, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4941, 0.1059
RGB percentages73.7%, 49.4%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(36.9, 74.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 85.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 33%, 85.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,353,051
CSS custom property--colour: #BC7E1B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#4381E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B59BC
Analogous#BC2E1B, #AABC1B
Triadic#1BBC7E, #7E1BBC
Split complementary#1BA9BC, #2D1BBC
Tetradic#1BBC2E, #1B59BC, #BC1BAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G126
B27
Red188 (73.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue36.89°
Saturation (HSL)74.88%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 7E · B 1B
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