Colour
#BD7900
- #BD7900
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BD7900 is a orange with RGB values 189, 121, 0 and HSL 38°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BD7900#BD7900
HEX#BD7900
RGBrgb(189, 121, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4745, 0
RGB percentages74.1%, 47.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(38.4, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.4, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 36%, 100%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,417,280
CSS custom property--colour: #BD7900;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#4286FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0044BD
Analogous#BD1B00, #A2BD00
Triadic#00BD79, #7900BD
Split complementary#00A2BD, #1B00BD
Tetradic#00BD1B, #0044BD, #BD00A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G121
B0
Red189 (74.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue38.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 79 · B 00
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