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Recognised as Colour

#BD9B78

  • #BD9B78
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#BD9B78 is a orange with RGB values 189, 155, 120 and HSL 30°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BD9B78#BD9B78
HEX#BD9B78
RGBrgb(189, 155, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6078, 0.4706
RGB percentages74.1%, 60.8%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(30.4, 34.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.4, 36.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 18%, 36.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,426,104
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9B78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#426487

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79C76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA479no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C89392no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 9.2Burlywood · ΔE 12.8Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1Dark salmon · ΔE 21.3Peach puff · ΔE 23.2Wheat · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#789ABD
Analogous#BD7878, #BDBD78
Triadic#78BD9B, #9B78BD
Split complementary#78BDBD, #7878BD
Tetradic#78BD78, #789ABD, #BD78BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE7DF
Lighter +20%#DECEBD
Lighter +10%#CEB49A
Darker −10%#AC8256
Darker −20%#8B6844
Darker −30%#694E33
Darker −40%#473522
More saturated +25%#D69B5F
Less saturated −25%#A49B91

Channel breakdown

R189
G155
B120
Red189 (74.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue30.43°
Saturation (HSL)34.33%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 9B · B 78

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