Recognised as Colour
#BD9D52
- #BD9D52
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BD9D52 is a orange with RGB values 189, 157, 82 and HSL 42°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BD9D52#BD9D52
HEX#BD9D52
RGBrgb(189, 157, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6157, 0.3216
RGB percentages74.1%, 61.6%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(42.1, 44.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.1, 56.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 16.9%, 56.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,426,578
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9D52;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#4262AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5272BD
Analogous#BD6852, #A7BD52
Triadic#52BD9D, #9D52BD
Split complementary#52A8BD, #6752BD
Tetradic#52BD68, #5272BD, #BD52A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G157
B82
Red189 (74.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue42.06°
Saturation (HSL)44.77%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 9D · B 52
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