Recognised as Colour
#BCAD90
- #BCAD90
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BCAD90 is a orange with RGB values 188, 173, 144 and HSL 40°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BCAD90#BCAD90
HEX#BCAD90
RGBrgb(188, 173, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6784, 0.5647
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.8%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(39.5, 24.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.5, 23.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 23.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,200
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAD90;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#43526F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#909FBC
Analogous#BC9790, #B5BC90
Triadic#90BCAD, #AD90BC
Split complementary#90B5BC, #9790BC
Tetradic#90BC97, #909FBC, #BC90B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G173
B144
Red188 (73.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue39.55°
Saturation (HSL)24.72%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AD · B 90
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