Recognised as Colour
#BC7F06
- #BC7F06
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BC7F06 is a orange with RGB values 188, 127, 6 and HSL 40°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BC7F06#BC7F06
HEX#BC7F06
RGBrgb(188, 127, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.498, 0.0235
RGB percentages73.7%, 49.8%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(39.9, 93.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.9, 96.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 32.4%, 96.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,353,286
CSS custom property--colour: #BC7F06;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 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#838383
Inverted#4380F9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever 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
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0643BC
Analogous#BC2406, #9EBC06
Triadic#06BC7F, #7F06BC
Split complementary#069EBC, #2406BC
Tetradic#06BC24, #0643BC, #BC069E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G127
B6
Red188 (73.7%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue39.89°
Saturation (HSL)93.81%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 7F · B 06
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page