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Recognised as Colour

#BC941E

  • #BC941E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BC941E is a orange with RGB values 188, 148, 30 and HSL 45°, 72%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BC941E#BC941E
HEX#BC941E
RGBrgb(188, 148, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5804, 0.1176
RGB percentages73.7%, 58%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(44.8, 72.5%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.8, 84%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.3%, 84%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,358,686
CSS custom property--colour: #BC941E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#436BE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B09E26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CC867Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 6.9Goldenrod · ΔE 11.1Olive · ΔE 21.4Peru · ΔE 22Sandy brown · ΔE 26.2Dark khaki · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E46BC
Analogous#BC451E, #95BC1E
Triadic#1EBC94, #941EBC
Split complementary#1E95BC, #451EBC
Tetradic#1EBC45, #1E46BC, #BC1E95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E3B3
Lighter +30%#ECD287
Lighter +20%#E5C25B
Lighter +10%#DEB22F
Darker −10%#907117
Darker −20%#644F10
Darker −30%#382C09
Darker −40%#0C0A02
More saturated +25%#D7A103
Less saturated −25%#A18739

Channel breakdown

R188
G148
B30
Red188 (73.7%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue44.81°
Saturation (HSL)72.48%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 94 · B 1E

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