Recognised as Colour

#BDAA9B

#BDAA9B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#BDAA9B is a orange with RGB values 189, 170, 155 and HSL 26°, 20%, 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

#BDAA9B#BDAA9B

HEX#BDAA9B

RGBrgb(189, 170, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6667, 0.6078

RGB percentages74.1%, 66.7%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(26.5, 20.5%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(26.5, 18%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 10.1%, 18%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,429,979

CSS custom property--colour: #BDAA9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#425564

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0AB9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4AF9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C4A6A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11.2 Silver · ΔE 13.1 Tan · ΔE 14.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 15 Light grey · ΔE 17.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9BAEBD

Analogous#BD9B9D, #BDBB9B

Triadic#9BBDAA, #AA9BBD

Split complementary#9BBDBB, #9B9DBD

Tetradic#9DBD9B, #9BAEBD, #BB9BBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF8F7

Lighter +20%#E6DED8

Lighter +10%#D1C4BA

Darker −10%#A9907C

Darker −20%#927660

Darker −30%#735D4C

Darker −40%#544438

More saturated +25%#D2A886

Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R189

G170

B155

Red189 (74.1%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue26.47°

Saturation (HSL)20.48%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G AA · B 9B

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Colour harmonies

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