Recognised as Colour
#BD7400
- #BD7400
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BD7400 is a orange with RGB values 189, 116, 0 and HSL 37°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BD7400#BD7400
HEX#BD7400
RGBrgb(189, 116, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4549, 0
RGB percentages74.1%, 45.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(36.8, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.8, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 38.6%, 100%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,416,000
CSS custom property--colour: #BD7400;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#428BFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0049BD
Analogous#BD1500, #A8BD00
Triadic#00BD74, #7400BD
Split complementary#00A7BD, #1600BD
Tetradic#00BD15, #0049BD, #BD00A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G116
B0
Red189 (74.1%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue36.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 74 · B 00
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