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Recognised as Colour

#BDA993

  • #BDA993
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#BDA993 is a orange with RGB values 189, 169, 147 and HSL 31°, 24%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BDA993#BDA993
HEX#BDA993
RGBrgb(189, 169, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6627, 0.5765
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.3%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(31.4, 24.1%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.4, 22.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 22.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,715
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA993;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#42566C

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B0A992no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5AE93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C5A4A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#93A7BD
Analogous#BD9493, #BCBD93
Triadic#93BDA9, #A993BD
Split complementary#93BCBD, #9493BD
Tetradic#93BD94, #93A7BD, #BD93BC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F5F2
Lighter +20%#E4DBD2
Lighter +10%#D0C2B3
Darker −10%#AA9073
Darker −20%#917659
Darker −30%#725D45
Darker −40%#524332
More saturated +25%#D3AA7D
Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R189
G169
B147
Red189 (74.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue31.43°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A9 · B 93

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