Colour

#BC9148

#BC9148
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#BC9148 is a orange with RGB values 188, 145, 72 and HSL 38°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BC9148#BC9148

HEX#BC9148

RGBrgb(188, 145, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5686, 0.2824

RGB percentages73.7%, 56.9%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(37.8, 46.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.8, 61.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 22.9%, 61.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,357,960

CSS custom property--colour: #BC9148;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1

Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#436EB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A29241no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9C4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CB8581no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 13.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 18.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.9 Burlywood · ΔE 20.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.5 Tan · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4873BC

Analogous#BC5748, #ADBC48

Triadic#48BC91, #9148BC

Split complementary#48ADBC, #5748BC

Tetradic#48BC57, #4873BC, #BC48AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EBDD

Lighter +30%#E5D4B8

Lighter +20%#D7BE93

Lighter +10%#CAA76D

Darker −10%#997538

Darker −20%#74582A

Darker −30%#4E3C1D

Darker −40%#291F0F

More saturated +25%#DB9929

Less saturated −25%#9D8967

Channel breakdown

R188

G145

B72

Red188 (73.7%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue37.76°

Saturation (HSL)46.4%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 91 · B 48

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