Colour

#BC976D

#BC976D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#BC976D is a orange with RGB values 188, 151, 109 and HSL 32°, 37%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#BC976D

RGBrgb(188, 151, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5922, 0.4275

RGB percentages73.7%, 59.2%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(31.9, 37.1%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(31.9, 42%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 19.7%, 42%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,359,533

CSS custom property--colour: #BC976D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#436892

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4986Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADA16Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C88E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.9 Burlywood · ΔE 12.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.6 Peru · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D92BC

Analogous#BC706D, #BABC6D

Triadic#6DBC97, #976DBC

Split complementary#6DBABC, #6F6DBC

Tetradic#6DBC70, #6D92BC, #BC6DBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFBF9

Lighter +30%#ECE2D6

Lighter +20%#DCC9B3

Lighter +10%#CCB090

Darker −10%#A97E4D

Darker −20%#86643D

Darker −30%#634A2D

Darker −40%#40301D

More saturated +25%#D79952

Less saturated −25%#A19588

Channel breakdown

R188

G151

B109

Red188 (73.7%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue31.9°

Saturation (HSL)37.09%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 97 · B 6D

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