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Recognised as Colour

#BD3E00

  • #BD3E00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#BD3E00 is a orange with RGB values 189, 62, 0 and HSL 20°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#BD3E00#BD3E00
HEX#BD3E00
RGBrgb(189, 62, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2431, 0
RGB percentages74.1%, 24.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(19.7, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.7, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 67.2%, 100%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,402,176
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#42C1FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#645700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#837400no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D10F35no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 16.5Firebrick · ΔE 20.3Tomato · ΔE 21.9Dark red · ΔE 22.2Coral · ΔE 24.5Maroon · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#007FBD
Analogous#BD0020, #BD9D00
Triadic#00BD3E, #3E00BD
Split complementary#00BD9C, #0021BD
Tetradic#20BD00, #007FBD, #9D00BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFB08A
Lighter +30%#FF8E57
Lighter +20%#FF6C24
Lighter +10%#F04F00
Darker −10%#8A2D00
Darker −20%#571D00
Darker −30%#240C00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BD3E00
Less saturated −25%#A54618

Channel breakdown

R189
G62
B0
Red189 (74.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue19.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 3E · B 00

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