Recognised as Colour
#BDA397
- #BDA397
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BDA397 is a orange with RGB values 189, 163, 151 and HSL 19°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BDA397#BDA397
HEX#BDA397
RGBrgb(189, 163, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6392, 0.5922
RGB percentages74.1%, 63.9%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(18.9, 22.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.9, 20.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 20.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,428,183
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA397;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#425C68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97B1BD
Analogous#BD979E, #BDB697
Triadic#97BDA3, #A397BD
Split complementary#97BDB6, #979EBD
Tetradic#9EBD97, #97B1BD, #B697BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G163
B151
Red189 (74.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue18.95°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A3 · B 97
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