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Recognised as Colour

#BD964C

  • #BD964C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#BD964C is a orange with RGB values 189, 150, 76 and HSL 39°, 46%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BD964C#BD964C
HEX#BD964C
RGBrgb(189, 150, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5882, 0.298
RGB percentages74.1%, 58.8%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(39.3, 46.1%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.3, 59.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 20.6%, 59.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,424,780
CSS custom property--colour: #BD964C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#4269B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69645no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A04Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#CC8A85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 16Dark khaki · ΔE 18Burlywood · ΔE 18.9Sandy brown · ΔE 19.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.8Tan · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 16.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C73BD
Analogous#BD5E4C, #ACBD4C
Triadic#4CBD96, #964CBD
Split complementary#4CABBD, #5E4CBD
Tetradic#4CBD5E, #4C73BD, #BD4CAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EDE1
Lighter +30%#E6D8BC
Lighter +20%#D8C297
Lighter +10%#CBAC71
Darker −10%#9C7A3A
Darker −20%#775D2C
Darker −30%#52401E
Darker −40%#2D2310
More saturated +25%#DC9F2D
Less saturated −25%#9E8D6B

Channel breakdown

R189
G150
B76
Red189 (74.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue39.29°
Saturation (HSL)46.12%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 96 · B 4C

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