Recognised as Colour
#BD722E
- #BD722E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#BD722E is a orange with RGB values 189, 114, 46 and HSL 29°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#BD722E#BD722E
HEX#BD722E
RGBrgb(189, 114, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4471, 0.1804
RGB percentages74.1%, 44.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(28.5, 60.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.5, 75.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 39.7%, 75.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,415,534
CSS custom property--colour: #BD722E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#428DD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E79BD
Analogous#BD2E31, #BDBA2E
Triadic#2EBD72, #722EBD
Split complementary#2EBDBA, #2E31BD
Tetradic#31BD2E, #2E79BD, #BA2EBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G114
B46
Red189 (74.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue28.53°
Saturation (HSL)60.85%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 72 · B 2E
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