Colour
#BD952C
- #BD952C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BD952C is a orange with RGB values 189, 149, 44 and HSL 43°, 62%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BD952C#BD952C
HEX#BD952C
RGBrgb(189, 149, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5843, 0.1725
RGB percentages74.1%, 58.4%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(43.4, 62.2%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.4, 76.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 21.2%, 76.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,424,492
CSS custom property--colour: #BD952C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#426AD3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C54BD
Analogous#BD4C2C, #9DBD2C
Triadic#2CBD95, #952CBD
Split complementary#2C9DBD, #4C2CBD
Tetradic#2CBD4C, #2C54BD, #BD2C9D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G149
B44
Red189 (74.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue43.45°
Saturation (HSL)62.23%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 95 · B 2C
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