Colour
#BDAA9A
- #BDAA9A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BDAA9A is a orange with RGB values 189, 170, 154 and HSL 27°, 21%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BDAA9A#BDAA9A
HEX#BDAA9A
RGBrgb(189, 170, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6667, 0.6039
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.7%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(27.4, 21%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.4, 18.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 18.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,978
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAA9A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#425565
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9AADBD
Analogous#BD9A9C, #BDBC9A
Triadic#9ABDAA, #AA9ABD
Split complementary#9ABDBC, #9A9CBD
Tetradic#9CBD9A, #9AADBD, #BB9ABD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G170
B154
Red189 (74.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue27.43°
Saturation (HSL)20.96%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AA · B 9A
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