Recognised as Colour
#BC8A59
- #BC8A59
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#BC8A59 is a orange with RGB values 188, 138, 89 and HSL 30°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#BC8A59#BC8A59
HEX#BC8A59
RGBrgb(188, 138, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5412, 0.349
RGB percentages73.7%, 54.1%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(29.7, 42.5%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.7, 52.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 26.6%, 52.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,356,185
CSS custom property--colour: #BC8A59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#4375A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#598BBC
Analogous#BC595A, #BCBC59
Triadic#59BC8A, #8A59BC
Split complementary#59BCBC, #5959BC
Tetradic#5ABC59, #598BBC, #BC59BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G138
B89
Red188 (73.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue29.7°
Saturation (HSL)42.49%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 8A · B 59
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