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Recognised as Colour

#BC8A79

  • #BC8A79
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC8A79 is a orange with RGB values 188, 138, 121 and HSL 15°, 33%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BC8A79#BC8A79
HEX#BC8A79
RGBrgb(188, 138, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5412, 0.4745
RGB percentages73.7%, 54.1%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(15.2, 33.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.2, 35.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 26.6%, 35.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,356,217
CSS custom property--colour: #BC8A79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#437586

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#968F78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29979no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C88385no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.1Dark salmon · ΔE 17.8Tan · ΔE 19.3Burlywood · ΔE 22.5Dark grey · ΔE 24.7Gray · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79ABBC
Analogous#BC798A, #BCAB79
Triadic#79BC8A, #8A79BC
Split complementary#79BCAC, #7989BC
Tetradic#89BC79, #79ABBC, #AB79BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE3DF
Lighter +20%#DEC5BD
Lighter +10%#CDA89B
Darker −10%#AB6C57
Darker −20%#8A5745
Darker −30%#684134
Darker −40%#462C23
More saturated +25%#D57E60
Less saturated −25%#A39692

Channel breakdown

R188
G138
B121
Red188 (73.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue15.22°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 8A · B 79

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