Colour
#BDA78B
- #BDA78B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BDA78B is a orange with RGB values 189, 167, 139 and HSL 34°, 27%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BDA78B#BDA78B
HEX#BDA78B
RGBrgb(189, 167, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6549, 0.5451
RGB percentages74.1%, 65.5%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(33.6, 27.5%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.6, 26.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 26.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,195
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA78B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#425874
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BA1BD
Analogous#BD8E8B, #BABD8B
Triadic#8BBDA7, #A78BBD
Split complementary#8BBABD, #8E8BBD
Tetradic#8BBD8E, #8BA1BD, #BD8BBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G167
B139
Red189 (74.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue33.6°
Saturation (HSL)27.47%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A7 · B 8B
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