Colour
#BCB3AA
- #BCB3AA
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCB3AA is a orange with RGB values 188, 179, 170 and HSL 30°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BCB3AA#BCB3AA
HEX#BCB3AA
RGBrgb(188, 179, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.702, 0.6667
RGB percentages73.7%, 70.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(30, 11.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 9.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 9.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,366,762
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB3AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#434C55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAB3BC
Analogous#BCAAAA, #BCBCAA
Triadic#AABCB3, #B3AABC
Split complementary#AABCBC, #AAAABC
Tetradic#AABCAA, #AAB3BC, #BCAABC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G179
B170
Red188 (73.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)11.84%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B3 · B AA
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