Colour

#BD8B7A

#BD8B7A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD8B7A is a orange with RGB values 189, 139, 122 and HSL 15°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BD8B7A

RGBrgb(189, 139, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5451, 0.4784

RGB percentages74.1%, 54.5%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(15.2, 33.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.2, 35.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 26.5%, 35.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,422,010

CSS custom property--colour: #BD8B7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1

Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#427485

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#979079no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39A7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C98486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.7 Tan · ΔE 19 Burlywood · ΔE 22.2 Dark grey · ΔE 24.6 Light pink · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7AACBD

Analogous#BD7A8B, #BDAC7A

Triadic#7ABD8B, #8B7ABD

Split complementary#7ABDAC, #7A8BBD

Tetradic#8BBD7A, #7AACBD, #AC7ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E4E0

Lighter +20%#DFC6BE

Lighter +10%#CEA99C

Darker −10%#AC6D58

Darker −20%#8C5745

Darker −30%#6A4234

Darker −40%#482D23

More saturated +25%#D67F61

Less saturated −25%#A49793

Channel breakdown

R189

G139

B122

Red189 (74.1%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue15.22°

Saturation (HSL)33.67%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 8B · B 7A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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