Recognised as Colour
#BD4C05
- #BD4C05
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#BD4C05 is a orange with RGB values 189, 76, 5 and HSL 23°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#BD4C05#BD4C05
HEX#BD4C05
RGBrgb(189, 76, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.298, 0.0196
RGB percentages74.1%, 29.8%, 2%
HSLhsl(23.2, 94.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.2, 97.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 59.8%, 97.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,405,765
CSS custom property--colour: #BD4C05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#42B3FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0576BD
Analogous#BD051A, #BDA805
Triadic#05BD4C, #4C05BD
Split complementary#05BDA8, #051ABD
Tetradic#1ABD05, #0576BD, #A805BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G76
B5
Red189 (74.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue23.15°
Saturation (HSL)94.85%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 4C · B 05
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