Recognised as Colour
#BDA374
- #BDA374
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BDA374 is a orange with RGB values 189, 163, 116 and HSL 39°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BDA374#BDA374
HEX#BDA374
RGBrgb(189, 163, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6392, 0.4549
RGB percentages74.1%, 63.9%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(38.6, 35.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.6, 38.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 38.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,428,148
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA374;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#425C8B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#748EBD
Analogous#BD7E74, #B3BD74
Triadic#74BDA3, #A374BD
Split complementary#74B3BD, #7E74BD
Tetradic#74BD7E, #748EBD, #BD74B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G163
B116
Red189 (74.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue38.63°
Saturation (HSL)35.61%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A3 · B 74
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