Colour

#BD785E

#BD785E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#BD785E is a orange with RGB values 189, 120, 94 and HSL 16°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#BD785E

RGBrgb(189, 120, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4706, 0.3686

RGB percentages74.1%, 47.1%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(16.4, 41.9%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.4, 50.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 36.5%, 50.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,417,118

CSS custom property--colour: #BD785E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#4287A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A805Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8F5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CC6D71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.5 Sienna · ΔE 17.5 Light salmon · ΔE 21.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.2 Indian red · ΔE 21.3 Light coral · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5EA3BD

Analogous#BD5E74, #BDA85E

Triadic#5EBD78, #785EBD

Split complementary#5EBDA8, #5E73BD

Tetradic#73BD5E, #5EA3BD, #A85EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F1EF

Lighter +30%#E9D3CB

Lighter +20%#DBB5A6

Lighter +10%#CC9682

Darker −10%#A55E43

Darker −20%#804935

Darker −30%#5C3526

Darker −40%#382017

More saturated +25%#D96B42

Less saturated −25%#A1857A

Channel breakdown

R189

G120

B94

Red189 (74.1%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue16.42°

Saturation (HSL)41.85%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 78 · B 5E

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Colour values

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