Colour

#BCAB9F

#BCAB9F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#BCAB9F is a orange with RGB values 188, 171, 159 and HSL 25°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BCAB9F#BCAB9F

HEX#BCAB9F

RGBrgb(188, 171, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6706, 0.6235

RGB percentages73.7%, 67.1%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(24.8, 17.8%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(24.8, 15.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 9%, 15.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,364,703

CSS custom property--colour: #BCAB9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#435460

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0AC9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4AF9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C2A8A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.5 Silver · ΔE 11.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 15 Light grey · ΔE 16.4 Tan · ΔE 16.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.53, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9FB0BC

Analogous#BC9FA2, #BCBA9F

Triadic#9FBCAB, #AB9FBC

Split complementary#9FBCBA, #9FA2BC

Tetradic#A2BC9F, #9FB0BC, #BA9FBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFAF9

Lighter +20%#E6E0DB

Lighter +10%#D1C5BD

Darker −10%#A79181

Darker −20%#907765

Darker −30%#725E50

Darker −40%#54453B

More saturated +25%#D0A78B

Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R188

G171

B159

Red188 (73.7%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue24.83°

Saturation (HSL)17.79%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G AB · B 9F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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