Recognised as Colour
#BD7205
- #BD7205
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BD7205 is a orange with RGB values 189, 114, 5 and HSL 36°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BD7205#BD7205
HEX#BD7205
RGBrgb(189, 114, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4471, 0.0196
RGB percentages74.1%, 44.7%, 2%
HSLhsl(35.5, 94.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.5, 97.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 39.7%, 97.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,415,493
CSS custom property--colour: #BD7205;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#428DFA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0550BD
Analogous#BD1605, #ACBD05
Triadic#05BD72, #7205BD
Split complementary#05ACBD, #1605BD
Tetradic#05BD16, #0550BD, #BD05AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G114
B5
Red189 (74.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue35.54°
Saturation (HSL)94.85%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 72 · B 05
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