Recognised as Colour
#BDA35C
- #BDA35C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BDA35C is a orange with RGB values 189, 163, 92 and HSL 44°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BDA35C#BDA35C
HEX#BDA35C
RGBrgb(189, 163, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6392, 0.3608
RGB percentages74.1%, 63.9%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(43.9, 42.4%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.9, 51.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 51.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,428,124
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA35C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#425CA3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5C76BD
Analogous#BD725C, #A7BD5C
Triadic#5CBDA3, #A35CBD
Split complementary#5CA7BD, #725CBD
Tetradic#5CBD72, #5C76BD, #BD5CA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G163
B92
Red189 (74.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue43.92°
Saturation (HSL)42.36%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A3 · B 5C
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