Colour
#BCA57C
- #BCA57C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BCA57C is a orange with RGB values 188, 165, 124 and HSL 38°, 32%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BCA57C#BCA57C
HEX#BCA57C
RGBrgb(188, 165, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6471, 0.4863
RGB percentages73.7%, 64.7%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(38.4, 32.3%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.4, 34%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 34%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,363,132
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA57C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#435A83
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7C93BC
Analogous#BC857C, #B3BC7C
Triadic#7CBCA5, #A57CBC
Split complementary#7CB3BC, #857CBC
Tetradic#7CBC85, #7C93BC, #BC7CB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G165
B124
Red188 (73.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue38.44°
Saturation (HSL)32.32%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A5 · B 7C
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