Recognised as Colour
#BDAC89
- #BDAC89
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BDAC89 is a orange with RGB values 189, 172, 137 and HSL 40°, 28%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BDAC89#BDAC89
HEX#BDAC89
RGBrgb(189, 172, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6745, 0.5373
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.5%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(40.4, 28.3%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.4, 27.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 27.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,473
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAC89;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#425376
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#899ABD
Analogous#BD9289, #B4BD89
Triadic#89BDAC, #AC89BD
Split complementary#89B4BD, #9289BD
Tetradic#89BD92, #899ABD, #BD89B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G172
B137
Red189 (74.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue40.38°
Saturation (HSL)28.26%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AC · B 89
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