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Recognised as Colour

#BD6525

  • #BD6525
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#BD6525 is a orange with RGB values 189, 101, 37 and HSL 25°, 67%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#BD6525#BD6525
HEX#BD6525
RGBrgb(189, 101, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3961, 0.1451
RGB percentages74.1%, 39.6%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(25.3, 67.3%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.3, 80.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 46.6%, 80.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,412,197
CSS custom property--colour: #BD6525;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#429ADA

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#7F701Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#948424no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CF5258no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#257DBD
Analogous#BD2531, #BDB125
Triadic#25BD65, #6525BD
Split complementary#25BDB1, #2531BD
Tetradic#31BD25, #257DBD, #B125BD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F2D3BC
Lighter +30%#EAB791
Lighter +20%#E19A67
Lighter +10%#D97E3C
Darker −10%#924E1D
Darker −20%#683714
Darker −30%#3D210C
Darker −40%#120A04
More saturated +25%#D96109
Less saturated −25%#A16941

Channel breakdown

R189
G101
B37
Red189 (74.1%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue25.26°
Saturation (HSL)67.26%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 65 · B 25

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