Recognised as Colour
#BDA497
- #BDA497
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BDA497 is a orange with RGB values 189, 164, 151 and HSL 21°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BDA497#BDA497
HEX#BDA497
RGBrgb(189, 164, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6431, 0.5922
RGB percentages74.1%, 64.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(20.5, 22.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.5, 20.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 20.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,428,439
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA497;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#425B68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97B0BD
Analogous#BD979D, #BDB797
Triadic#97BDA4, #A497BD
Split complementary#97BDB7, #979DBD
Tetradic#9DBD97, #97B0BD, #B797BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G164
B151
Red189 (74.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue20.53°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A4 · B 97
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