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Recognised as Colour

#BC840A

  • #BC840A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BC840A is a orange with RGB values 188, 132, 10 and HSL 41°, 90%, 39%. 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 goldenrod.

Colour values

#BC840A#BC840A
HEX#BC840A
RGBrgb(188, 132, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5176, 0.0392
RGB percentages73.7%, 51.8%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(41.1, 89.9%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.1, 94.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 29.8%, 94.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,354,570
CSS custom property--colour: #BC840A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#437BF5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#998600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A69414no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CD7470no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 2.9Goldenrod · ΔE 13.6Peru · ΔE 17.6Sandy brown · ΔE 24.3Orange · ΔE 25Chocolate · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 2.91, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0A42BC
Analogous#BC2B0A, #9BBC0A
Triadic#0ABC84, #840ABC
Split complementary#0A9BBC, #2B0ABC
Tetradic#0ABC2B, #0A42BC, #BC0A9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FADB98
Lighter +30%#F7CA68
Lighter +20%#F4B938
Lighter +10%#ECA60D
Darker −10%#8C6207
Darker −20%#5B4005
Darker −30%#2B1E02
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C68800
Less saturated −25%#A37B23

Channel breakdown

R188
G132
B10
Red188 (73.7%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue41.12°
Saturation (HSL)89.9%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 84 · B 0A

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