Recognised as Colour
#BC9A63
- #BC9A63
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Burlywood
#BC9A63 is a orange with RGB values 188, 154, 99 and HSL 37°, 40%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#BC9A63#BC9A63
HEX#BC9A63
RGBrgb(188, 154, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6039, 0.3882
RGB percentages73.7%, 60.4%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(37.1, 39.9%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.1, 47.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 18.1%, 47.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,360,291
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9A63;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#43659C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6385BC
Analogous#BC6D63, #B2BC63
Triadic#63BC9A, #9A63BC
Split complementary#63B2BC, #6D63BC
Tetradic#63BC6D, #6385BC, #BC63B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G154
B99
Red188 (73.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue37.08°
Saturation (HSL)39.91%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 9A · B 63
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