Recognised as Colour
#BD9D8C
- #BD9D8C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BD9D8C is a orange with RGB values 189, 157, 140 and HSL 21°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BD9D8C#BD9D8C
HEX#BD9D8C
RGBrgb(189, 157, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6157, 0.549
RGB percentages74.1%, 61.6%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(20.8, 27.1%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.8, 25.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 16.9%, 25.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,426,636
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9D8C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#426273
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8CACBD
Analogous#BD8C94, #BDB68C
Triadic#8CBD9D, #9D8CBD
Split complementary#8CBDB6, #8C93BD
Tetradic#94BD8C, #8CACBD, #B68CBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G157
B140
Red189 (74.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue20.82°
Saturation (HSL)27.07%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 9D · B 8C
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