Recognised as Colour
#BCA075
- #BCA075
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BCA075 is a orange with RGB values 188, 160, 117 and HSL 36°, 35%, 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
#BCA075#BCA075
HEX#BCA075
RGBrgb(188, 160, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6275, 0.4588
RGB percentages73.7%, 62.7%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(36.3, 34.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.3, 37.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 37.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,361,845
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA075;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#435F8A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7591BC
Analogous#BC7C75, #B5BC75
Triadic#75BCA0, #A075BC
Split complementary#75B5BC, #7C75BC
Tetradic#75BC7C, #7591BC, #BC75B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G160
B117
Red188 (73.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue36.34°
Saturation (HSL)34.63%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A0 · B 75
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