Recognised as Colour
#BD8165
- #BD8165
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark salmon
#BD8165 is a orange with RGB values 189, 129, 101 and HSL 19°, 40%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.
Colour values
#BD8165#BD8165
HEX#BD8165
RGBrgb(189, 129, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5059, 0.3961
RGB percentages74.1%, 50.6%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(19.1, 40%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.1, 46.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 31.7%, 46.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,419,429
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8165;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#427E9A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#65A1BD
Analogous#BD6575, #BDAD65
Triadic#65BD81, #8165BD
Split complementary#65BDAD, #6575BD
Tetradic#75BD65, #65A1BD, #AD65BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G129
B101
Red189 (74.1%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue19.09°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 81 · B 65
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