Recognised as Colour
#BC8E20
- #BC8E20
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BC8E20 is a orange with RGB values 188, 142, 32 and HSL 42°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BC8E20#BC8E20
HEX#BC8E20
RGBrgb(188, 142, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5569, 0.1255
RGB percentages73.7%, 55.7%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(42.3, 70.9%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.3, 83%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 24.5%, 83%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,357,152
CSS custom property--colour: #BC8E20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#4371DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#204EBC
Analogous#BC4020, #9CBC20
Triadic#20BC8E, #8E20BC
Split complementary#209CBC, #4020BC
Tetradic#20BC40, #204EBC, #BC209C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G142
B32
Red188 (73.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue42.31°
Saturation (HSL)70.91%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 8E · B 20
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