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Colour

#BC8268

  • #BC8268
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#BC8268 is a orange with RGB values 188, 130, 104 and HSL 19°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#BC8268#BC8268
HEX#BC8268
RGBrgb(188, 130, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5098, 0.4078
RGB percentages73.7%, 51%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(18.6, 38.5%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.6, 44.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 30.9%, 44.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,354,152
CSS custom property--colour: #BC8268;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#437D97

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#918866no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9468no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CA787Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14.4Rosy brown · ΔE 17.1Tan · ΔE 21Burlywood · ΔE 22.4Sienna · ΔE 22.6Light salmon · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68A2BC
Analogous#BC6878, #BCAC68
Triadic#68BC82, #8268BC
Split complementary#68BCAC, #6878BC
Tetradic#78BC68, #68A2BC, #AC68BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF7F5
Lighter +30%#EBDAD2
Lighter +20%#DBBCAF
Lighter +10%#CC9F8B
Darker −10%#A7674A
Darker −20%#84513A
Darker −30%#603B2B
Darker −40%#3D261B
More saturated +25%#D7784D
Less saturated −25%#A18C83

Channel breakdown

R188
G130
B104
Red188 (73.7%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue18.57°
Saturation (HSL)38.53%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 82 · B 68

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