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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

Protanopia#918763no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9465no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CB777Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour
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

Lighter +40%#FAF6F4
Lighter +30%#EBD9D0
Lighter +20%#DCBBAC
Lighter +10%#CC9E89
Darker −10%#A76648
Darker −20%#845038
Darker −30%#603B29
Darker −40%#3C251A
More saturated +25%#D9774A
Less saturated −25%#A28B81

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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