Recognised as Colour

#BC806A

#BC806A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#BC806A is a orange with RGB values 188, 128, 106 and HSL 16°, 38%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#BC806A

RGBrgb(188, 128, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.502, 0.4157

RGB percentages73.7%, 50.2%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(16.1, 38%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.1, 43.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 31.9%, 43.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,353,642

CSS custom property--colour: #BC806A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#437F95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F8768no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D936Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CA767Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.8 Tan · ΔE 22.4 Sienna · ΔE 22.7 Light salmon · ΔE 23.2 Light coral · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6AA6BC

Analogous#BC6A7D, #BCA96A

Triadic#6ABC80, #806ABC

Split complementary#6ABCA9, #6A7DBC

Tetradic#7DBC6A, #6AA6BC, #A96ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBF8F7

Lighter +30%#EBDAD4

Lighter +20%#DCBCB0

Lighter +10%#CC9E8D

Darker −10%#A8644B

Darker −20%#844F3C

Darker −30%#613A2C

Darker −40%#3E251C

More saturated +25%#D7734F

Less saturated −25%#A18D85

Channel breakdown

R188

G128

B106

Red188 (73.7%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue16.1°

Saturation (HSL)37.96%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 80 · B 6A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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