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Recognised as Colour

#BC7E39

  • #BC7E39
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#BC7E39 is a orange with RGB values 188, 126, 57 and HSL 32°, 53%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BC7E39#BC7E39
HEX#BC7E39
RGBrgb(188, 126, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4941, 0.2235
RGB percentages73.7%, 49.4%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(31.6, 53.5%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.6, 69.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 33%, 69.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,353,081
CSS custom property--colour: #BC7E39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#4381C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#928331no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1913Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CD706Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 5.7Sandy brown · ΔE 16.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.4Sienna · ΔE 21.1Chocolate · ΔE 22.3Saddle brown · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 5.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3977BC
Analogous#BC3C39, #B9BC39
Triadic#39BC7E, #7E39BC
Split complementary#39B9BC, #3C39BC
Tetradic#39BC3C, #3977BC, #BC39B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E1D0
Lighter +30%#E5C9A9
Lighter +20%#D9B082
Lighter +10%#CD975B
Darker −10%#95642D
Darker −20%#6E4A21
Darker −30%#472F15
Darker −40%#1F150A
More saturated +25%#DB801A
Less saturated −25%#9D7C58

Channel breakdown

R188
G126
B57
Red188 (73.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue31.6°
Saturation (HSL)53.47%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 7E · B 39

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