Recognised as Colour
#BDA179
- #BDA179
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BDA179 is a orange with RGB values 189, 161, 121 and HSL 35°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BDA179#BDA179
HEX#BDA179
RGBrgb(189, 161, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6314, 0.4745
RGB percentages74.1%, 63.1%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(35.3, 34%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.3, 36%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 36%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,427,641
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA179;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#425E86
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7995BD
Analogous#BD7F79, #B7BD79
Triadic#79BDA1, #A179BD
Split complementary#79B7BD, #7F79BD
Tetradic#79BD7F, #7995BD, #BD79B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G161
B121
Red189 (74.1%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue35.29°
Saturation (HSL)34%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A1 · B 79
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