Colour

#BC934E

#BC934E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#BC934E is a orange with RGB values 188, 147, 78 and HSL 38°, 45%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#BC934E

RGBrgb(188, 147, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5765, 0.3059

RGB percentages73.7%, 57.6%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(37.6, 45.1%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.6, 58.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 21.8%, 58.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,358,478

CSS custom property--colour: #BC934E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#436CB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A39448no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9E50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CB8783no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 15.3 Burlywood · ΔE 18.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.4 Tan · ΔE 21.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E77BC

Analogous#BC5C4E, #AEBC4E

Triadic#4EBC93, #934EBC

Split complementary#4EAEBC, #5C4EBC

Tetradic#4EBC5C, #4E77BC, #BC4EAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4EDE2

Lighter +30%#E6D7BD

Lighter +20%#D8C098

Lighter +10%#CAAA73

Darker −10%#9C783B

Darker −20%#775B2D

Darker −30%#523F1F

Darker −40%#2D2311

More saturated +25%#DB9B30

Less saturated −25%#9E8B6D

Channel breakdown

R188

G147

B78

Red188 (73.7%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue37.64°

Saturation (HSL)45.08%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 93 · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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