Recognised as Colour

#BC927F

#BC927F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC927F is a orange with RGB values 188, 146, 127 and HSL 19°, 31%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BC927F#BC927F

HEX#BC927F

RGBrgb(188, 146, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5725, 0.498

RGB percentages73.7%, 57.3%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(18.7, 31.3%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18.7, 32.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 22.3%, 32.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,358,271

CSS custom property--colour: #BC927F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#436D80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9D967Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#A69E7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C78B8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.3 Tan · ΔE 16 Dark salmon · ΔE 19.9 Burlywood · ΔE 20 Dark grey · ΔE 21.5 Gray · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FA9BC

Analogous#BC7F8B, #BCB17F

Triadic#7FBC92, #927FBC

Split complementary#7FBCB1, #7F8ABC

Tetradic#8BBC7F, #7FA9BC, #B17FBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E8E3

Lighter +20%#DFCBC2

Lighter +10%#CEAFA0

Darker −10%#AA755E

Darker −20%#8C5E49

Darker −30%#6A4738

Darker −40%#493126

More saturated +25%#D48967

Less saturated −25%#A49B97

Channel breakdown

R188

G146

B127

Red188 (73.7%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue18.69°

Saturation (HSL)31.28%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 92 · B 7F

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BC927F (chemical formula)

Formula
11,164.005 g/mol
929 atoms

BC927F has a molar mass of 11,164.005 g/mol, made up of 929 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 927 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,164.005 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule929

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8538266 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.3942476 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B0.1%

C99.7%

F0.2%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.097%

Carbon (C × 927)11,134.197 g/mol, 99.733%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.17%

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