Colour
#BC9E63
- #BC9E63
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Burlywood
#BC9E63 is a orange with RGB values 188, 158, 99 and HSL 40°, 40%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#BC9E63#BC9E63
HEX#BC9E63
RGBrgb(188, 158, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6196, 0.3882
RGB percentages73.7%, 62%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(39.8, 39.9%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.8, 47.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 47.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,361,315
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9E63;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#43619C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6381BC
Analogous#BC7263, #ADBC63
Triadic#63BC9E, #9E63BC
Split complementary#63AEBC, #7263BC
Tetradic#63BC72, #6381BC, #BC63AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G158
B99
Red188 (73.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue39.78°
Saturation (HSL)39.91%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 9E · B 63
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