Recognised as Colour
#BDA79C
- #BDA79C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BDA79C is a orange with RGB values 189, 167, 156 and HSL 20°, 20%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BDA79C#BDA79C
HEX#BDA79C
RGBrgb(189, 167, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6549, 0.6118
RGB percentages74.1%, 65.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(20, 20%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 17.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 17.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,212
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA79C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#425863
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CB2BD
Analogous#BD9CA2, #BDB89C
Triadic#9CBDA7, #A79CBD
Split complementary#9CBDB8, #9CA2BD
Tetradic#A2BD9C, #9CB2BD, #B89CBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G167
B156
Red189 (74.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A7 · B 9C
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