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Recognised as Colour

#BC8E30

  • #BC8E30
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BC8E30 is a orange with RGB values 188, 142, 48 and HSL 40°, 59%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BC8E30#BC8E30
HEX#BC8E30
RGBrgb(188, 142, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5569, 0.1882
RGB percentages73.7%, 55.7%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(40.3, 59.3%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.3, 74.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 24.5%, 74.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,357,168
CSS custom property--colour: #BC8E30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 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#919191
Inverted#4371CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A18F22no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AC9A34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CC807Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 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

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 9.1Peru · ΔE 14.5Goldenrod · ΔE 17.2Sandy brown · ΔE 20.4Olive · ΔE 23.6Dark khaki · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#305EBC
Analogous#BC4830, #A4BC30
Triadic#30BC8E, #8E30BC
Split complementary#30A4BC, #4830BC
Tetradic#30BC48, #305EBC, #BC30A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E3C7
Lighter +30%#E6CF9F
Lighter +20%#DCBA76
Lighter +10%#D2A64D
Darker −10%#936F26
Darker −20%#6B511B
Darker −30%#423211
Darker −40%#191307
More saturated +25%#D99813
Less saturated −25%#9F844E

Channel breakdown

R188
G142
B48
Red188 (73.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue40.29°
Saturation (HSL)59.32%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 8E · B 30

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