Recognised as Colour
#BCA35D
- #BCA35D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCA35D is a orange with RGB values 188, 163, 93 and HSL 44°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BCA35D#BCA35D
HEX#BCA35D
RGBrgb(188, 163, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6392, 0.3647
RGB percentages73.7%, 63.9%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(44.2, 41.5%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.2, 50.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 50.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,362,589
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA35D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37676WCAG 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 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#435CA2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D76BC
Analogous#BC745D, #A6BC5D
Triadic#5DBCA3, #A35DBC
Split complementary#5DA6BC, #745DBC
Tetradic#5DBC74, #5D76BC, #BC5DA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G163
B93
Red188 (73.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue44.21°
Saturation (HSL)41.48%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A3 · B 5D
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