Recognised as Colour
#BD7C4E
- #BD7C4E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#BD7C4E is a orange with RGB values 189, 124, 78 and HSL 25°, 46%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#BD7C4E#BD7C4E
HEX#BD7C4E
RGBrgb(189, 124, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4863, 0.3059
RGB percentages74.1%, 48.6%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(24.9, 45.7%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.9, 58.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 34.4%, 58.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,418,126
CSS custom property--colour: #BD7C4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#4283B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E8FBD
Analogous#BD4E58, #BDB34E
Triadic#4EBD7C, #7C4EBD
Split complementary#4EBDB4, #4E57BD
Tetradic#58BD4E, #4E8FBD, #B34EBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G124
B78
Red189 (74.1%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue24.86°
Saturation (HSL)45.68%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 7C · B 4E
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