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Recognised as Colour

#BD8318

  • #BD8318
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BD8318 is a orange with RGB values 189, 131, 24 and HSL 39°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BD8318#BD8318
HEX#BD8318
RGBrgb(189, 131, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5137, 0.0941
RGB percentages74.1%, 51.4%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(38.9, 77.5%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.9, 87.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 30.7%, 87.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,419,864
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8318;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#427CE7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#988600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6941Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CE7370no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 5Peru · ΔE 14.4Goldenrod · ΔE 15.6Sandy brown · ΔE 21.9Chocolate · ΔE 23.5Orange · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 4.95, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1852BD
Analogous#BD3018, #A5BD18
Triadic#18BD83, #8318BD
Split complementary#18A5BD, #3018BD
Tetradic#18BD30, #1852BD, #BD18A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5DBAC
Lighter +30%#EFC87F
Lighter +20%#E9B452
Lighter +10%#E3A025
Darker −10%#906412
Darker −20%#62440D
Darker −30%#352507
Darker −40%#080601
More saturated +25%#D58A00
Less saturated −25%#A27B33

Channel breakdown

R189
G131
B24
Red189 (74.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue38.91°
Saturation (HSL)77.46%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 83 · B 18

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