Colour

#BD8870

#BD8870
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD8870 is a orange with RGB values 189, 136, 112 and HSL 19°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BD8870#BD8870

HEX#BD8870

RGBrgb(189, 136, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5333, 0.4392

RGB percentages74.1%, 53.3%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(18.7, 36.8%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18.7, 40.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 28%, 40.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,421,232

CSS custom property--colour: #BD8870;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#42778F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#968D6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29870no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#CA7F82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.5 Tan · ΔE 18.6 Burlywood · ΔE 20.8 Light salmon · ΔE 23.9 Sienna · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#70A5BD

Analogous#BD707E, #BDAF70

Triadic#70BD88, #8870BD

Split complementary#70BDAF, #707EBD

Tetradic#7FBD70, #70A5BD, #AF70BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFCFC

Lighter +30%#EDDFD9

Lighter +20%#DDC2B6

Lighter +10%#CDA593

Darker −10%#AB6C4F

Darker −20%#88563F

Darker −30%#65402F

Darker −40%#422A1F

More saturated +25%#D77E56

Less saturated −25%#A3928A

Channel breakdown

R189

G136

B112

Red189 (74.1%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue18.7°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 88 · B 70

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Colour values

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