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Colour

#BC9E76

  • #BC9E76
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#BC9E76 is a orange with RGB values 188, 158, 118 and HSL 34°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BC9E76#BC9E76
HEX#BC9E76
RGBrgb(188, 158, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6196, 0.4627
RGB percentages73.7%, 62%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(34.3, 34.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.3, 37.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 37.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,361,334
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9E76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#436189

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99F73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1A677no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C79693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 8.1Burlywood · ΔE 11.4Dark khaki · ΔE 21.1Rosy brown · ΔE 22Wheat · ΔE 22.8Peach puff · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7694BC
Analogous#BC7B76, #B7BC76
Triadic#76BC9E, #9E76BC
Split complementary#76B7BC, #7B76BC
Tetradic#76BC7B, #7694BC, #BC76B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE7DD
Lighter +20%#DECFBB
Lighter +10%#CDB698
Darker −10%#AB8654
Darker −20%#896B43
Darker −30%#675032
Darker −40%#453622
More saturated +25%#D6A25D
Less saturated −25%#A39A90

Channel breakdown

R188
G158
B118
Red188 (73.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue34.29°
Saturation (HSL)34.31%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 9E · B 76

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