Recognised as Colour
#BCB0AA
- #BCB0AA
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCB0AA is a orange with RGB values 188, 176, 170 and HSL 20°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BCB0AA#BCB0AA
HEX#BCB0AA
RGBrgb(188, 176, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6902, 0.6667
RGB percentages73.7%, 69%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(20, 11.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 9.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 9.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,994
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB0AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#434F55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAB6BC
Analogous#BCAAAD, #BCB9AA
Triadic#AABCB0, #B0AABC
Split complementary#AABCB9, #AAADBC
Tetradic#ADBCAA, #AAB6BC, #B9AABC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G176
B170
Red188 (73.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)11.84%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B0 · B AA
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