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Colour

#BD3700

  • #BD3700
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Firebrick

#BD3700 is a orange with RGB values 189, 55, 0 and HSL 17°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BD3700#BD3700
HEX#BD3700
RGBrgb(189, 55, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2157, 0
RGB percentages74.1%, 21.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(17.5, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.5, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 70.9%, 100%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,400,384
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#42C8FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#605400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#817200no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D1002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 18.8Chocolate · ΔE 19.3Dark red · ΔE 21Tomato · ΔE 21.6Orange red · ΔE 25.2Maroon · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 18.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0086BD
Analogous#BD0027, #BD9600
Triadic#00BD37, #3700BD
Split complementary#00BD96, #0027BD
Tetradic#27BD00, #0086BD, #9600BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFAC8A
Lighter +30%#FF8857
Lighter +20%#FF6424
Lighter +10%#F04600
Darker −10%#8A2800
Darker −20%#571900
Darker −30%#240A00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BD3700
Less saturated −25%#A54118

Channel breakdown

R189
G55
B0
Red189 (74.1%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue17.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 37 · B 00

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