Colour
#BCB09C
- #BCB09C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCB09C is a orange with RGB values 188, 176, 156 and HSL 37°, 19%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BCB09C#BCB09C
HEX#BCB09C
RGBrgb(188, 176, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6902, 0.6118
RGB percentages73.7%, 69%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(37.5, 19.3%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.5, 17%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 17%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,980
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB09C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#434F63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CA8BC
Analogous#BCA09C, #B8BC9C
Triadic#9CBCB0, #B09CBC
Split complementary#9CB8BC, #A09CBC
Tetradic#9CBCA0, #9CA8BC, #BC9CB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G176
B156
Red188 (73.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue37.5°
Saturation (HSL)19.28%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B0 · B 9C
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