Recognised as Colour
#BD8734
- #BD8734
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#BD8734 is a orange with RGB values 189, 135, 52 and HSL 36°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#BD8734#BD8734
HEX#BD8734
RGBrgb(189, 135, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5294, 0.2039
RGB percentages74.1%, 52.9%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(36.4, 56.8%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.4, 72.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 28.6%, 72.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,420,916
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8734;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#4278CB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#346ABD
Analogous#BD4234, #AFBD34
Triadic#34BD87, #8734BD
Split complementary#34AFBD, #4234BD
Tetradic#34BD42, #346ABD, #BD34AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G135
B52
Red189 (74.1%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue36.35°
Saturation (HSL)56.85%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 87 · B 34
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