Recognised as Colour
#BDAB7E
- #BDAB7E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BDAB7E is a orange with RGB values 189, 171, 126 and HSL 43°, 32%, 62%. 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
#BDAB7E#BDAB7E
HEX#BDAB7E
RGBrgb(189, 171, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6706, 0.4941
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.1%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(42.9, 32.3%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 33.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 33.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,206
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAB7E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#425481
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7E90BD
Analogous#BD8B7E, #B0BD7E
Triadic#7EBDAB, #AB7EBD
Split complementary#7EAFBD, #8C7EBD
Tetradic#7EBD8B, #7E90BD, #BD7EB0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G171
B126
Red189 (74.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue42.86°
Saturation (HSL)32.31%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AB · B 7E
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