Recognised as Colour
#BCB19D
- #BCB19D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCB19D is a orange with RGB values 188, 177, 157 and HSL 39°, 19%, 68%. 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
#BCB19D#BCB19D
HEX#BCB19D
RGBrgb(188, 177, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6941, 0.6157
RGB percentages73.7%, 69.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(38.7, 18.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.7, 16.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 16.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,366,237
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB19D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#434E62
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 text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DA8BC
Analogous#BCA29D, #B8BC9D
Triadic#9DBCB1, #B19DBC
Split complementary#9DB8BC, #A29DBC
Tetradic#9DBCA2, #9DA8BC, #BC9DB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G177
B157
Red188 (73.7%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue38.71°
Saturation (HSL)18.79%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B1 · B 9D
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