Recognised as Colour
#BD9852
- #BD9852
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BD9852 is a orange with RGB values 189, 152, 82 and HSL 39°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BD9852#BD9852
HEX#BD9852
RGBrgb(189, 152, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5961, 0.3216
RGB percentages74.1%, 59.6%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(39.3, 44.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.3, 56.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 19.6%, 56.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,425,298
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9852;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#4267AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5277BD
Analogous#BD6352, #ACBD52
Triadic#52BD98, #9852BD
Split complementary#52ACBD, #6352BD
Tetradic#52BD63, #5277BD, #BD52AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G152
B82
Red189 (74.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue39.25°
Saturation (HSL)44.77%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 98 · B 52
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