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Recognised as Colour

#BC943E

  • #BC943E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BC943E is a orange with RGB values 188, 148, 62 and HSL 41°, 50%, 49%. 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

#BC943E#BC943E
HEX#BC943E
RGBrgb(188, 148, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5804, 0.2431
RGB percentages73.7%, 58%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(41, 50.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41, 67%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.3%, 67%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,358,718
CSS custom property--colour: #BC943E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#436BC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59434no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9E41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#CB8782no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.3Peru · ΔE 15.8Sandy brown · ΔE 20.4Dark khaki · ΔE 20.5Goldenrod · ΔE 20.6Olive · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E66BC
Analogous#BC553E, #A5BC3E
Triadic#3EBC94, #943EBC
Split complementary#3EA5BC, #553EBC
Tetradic#3EBC55, #3E66BC, #BC3EA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E8D5
Lighter +30%#E4D3AF
Lighter +20%#D8BF88
Lighter +10%#CBAA62
Darker −10%#967631
Darker −20%#6F5825
Darker −30%#493918
Darker −40%#231B0B
More saturated +25%#DB9F1F
Less saturated −25%#9D895D

Channel breakdown

R188
G148
B62
Red188 (73.7%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue40.95°
Saturation (HSL)50.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 94 · B 3E

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