Recognised as Colour
#BD9E72
- #BD9E72
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BD9E72 is a orange with RGB values 189, 158, 114 and HSL 35°, 36%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BD9E72#BD9E72
HEX#BD9E72
RGBrgb(189, 158, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6196, 0.4471
RGB percentages74.1%, 62%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(35.2, 36.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.2, 39.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 16.4%, 39.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,426,866
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9E72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#42618D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7291BD
Analogous#BD7872, #B7BD72
Triadic#72BD9E, #9E72BD
Split complementary#72B6BD, #7972BD
Tetradic#72BD78, #7291BD, #BD72B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G158
B114
Red189 (74.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue35.2°
Saturation (HSL)36.23%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 9E · B 72
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