Recognised as Colour

#BC8D1C

#BC8D1C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BC8D1C is a orange with RGB values 188, 141, 28 and HSL 42°, 74%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BC8D1C#BC8D1C

HEX#BC8D1C

RGBrgb(188, 141, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5529, 0.1098

RGB percentages73.7%, 55.3%, 11%

HSLhsl(42.4, 74.1%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.4, 85.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 25%, 85.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,356,892

CSS custom property--colour: #BC8D1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#4372E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A18D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9923no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CD7E79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 3.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 12.2 Peru · ΔE 18.5 Olive · ΔE 23.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.9 Orange · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 3.43, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1C4BBC

Analogous#BC3D1C, #9BBC1C

Triadic#1CBC8D, #8D1CBC

Split complementary#1C9BBC, #3D1CBC

Tetradic#1CBC3D, #1C4BBC, #BC1C9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3E0B1

Lighter +30%#EDCE84

Lighter +20%#E6BC58

Lighter +10%#E0AB2C

Darker −10%#906C15

Darker −20%#634A0F

Darker −30%#372908

Darker −40%#0A0802

More saturated +25%#D79801

Less saturated −25%#A18237

Channel breakdown

R188

G141

B28

Red188 (73.7%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue42.38°

Saturation (HSL)74.07%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 8D · B 1C

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Colour harmonies

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