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Colour

#BC9281

  • #BC9281
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC9281 is a orange with RGB values 188, 146, 129 and HSL 17°, 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

#BC9281#BC9281
HEX#BC9281
RGBrgb(188, 146, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5725, 0.5059
RGB percentages73.7%, 57.3%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(17.3, 30.6%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.3, 31.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 22.3%, 31.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,358,273
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9281;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#436D7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C9680no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A69F81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#C78C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 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 text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.2Tan · ΔE 16.6Dark salmon · ΔE 20.3Burlywood · ΔE 20.8Dark grey · ΔE 20.8Gray · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81ABBC
Analogous#BC818E, #BCB081
Triadic#81BC92, #9281BC
Split complementary#81BCB0, #818EBC
Tetradic#8EBC81, #81ABBC, #AF81BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1E8E5
Lighter +20%#DFCCC4
Lighter +10%#CEAFA2
Darker −10%#AA7560
Darker −20%#8C5E4B
Darker −30%#6B4739
Darker −40%#4A3127
More saturated +25%#D48869
Less saturated −25%#A49C99

Channel breakdown

R188
G146
B129
Red188 (73.7%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue17.29°
Saturation (HSL)30.57%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 92 · B 81

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