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Colour

#BC9F77

  • #BC9F77
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#BC9F77 is a orange with RGB values 188, 159, 119 and HSL 35°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BC9F77#BC9F77
HEX#BC9F77
RGBrgb(188, 159, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6235, 0.4667
RGB percentages73.7%, 62.4%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(34.8, 34%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.8, 36.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 36.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,361,591
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9F77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#436088

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9F74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1A678no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C79794no 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 text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 7.8Burlywood · ΔE 11.3Dark khaki · ΔE 20.9Rosy brown · ΔE 22.2Wheat · ΔE 22.5Peach puff · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7794BC
Analogous#BC7D77, #B7BC77
Triadic#77BC9F, #9F77BC
Split complementary#77B6BC, #7D77BC
Tetradic#77BC7D, #7794BC, #BC77B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE7DE
Lighter +20%#DECFBB
Lighter +10%#CDB799
Darker −10%#AB8755
Darker −20%#896C44
Darker −30%#675133
Darker −40%#453622
More saturated +25%#D5A35E
Less saturated −25%#A39B90

Channel breakdown

R188
G159
B119
Red188 (73.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue34.78°
Saturation (HSL)33.99%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 9F · B 77

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