Colour
#BC865A
- #BC865A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark salmon
#BC865A is a orange with RGB values 188, 134, 90 and HSL 27°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.
Colour values
#BC865A#BC865A
HEX#BC865A
RGBrgb(188, 134, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5255, 0.3529
RGB percentages73.7%, 52.5%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(26.9, 42.2%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.9, 52.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 28.7%, 52.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,355,162
CSS custom property--colour: #BC865A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#4379A5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5A90BC
Analogous#BC5A5F, #BCB75A
Triadic#5ABC86, #865ABC
Split complementary#5ABCB7, #5A5FBC
Tetradic#5FBC5A, #5A90BC, #B75ABC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G134
B90
Red188 (73.7%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue26.94°
Saturation (HSL)42.24%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 86 · B 5A
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