Colour

#BD701E

#BD701E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#BD701E is a orange with RGB values 189, 112, 30 and HSL 31°, 73%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BD701E#BD701E

HEX#BD701E

RGBrgb(189, 112, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4392, 0.1176

RGB percentages74.1%, 43.9%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(30.9, 72.6%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.9, 84.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 40.7%, 84.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,415,006

CSS custom property--colour: #BD701E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#428FE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88780Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A891Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CF5E61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10.2 Chocolate · ΔE 12.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 21.8 Sienna · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1E6BBD

Analogous#BD201E, #BBBD1E

Triadic#1EBD70, #701EBD

Split complementary#1EBBBD, #201EBD

Tetradic#1EBD20, #1E6BBD, #BD1EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3D4B4

Lighter +30%#ECBC88

Lighter +20%#E5A35C

Lighter +10%#DE8A30

Darker −10%#915617

Darker −20%#653C10

Darker −30%#392209

Darker −40%#0D0802

More saturated +25%#D87103

Less saturated −25%#A26F39

Channel breakdown

R189

G112

B30

Red189 (74.1%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue30.94°

Saturation (HSL)72.6%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 70 · B 1E

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