Recognised as Colour
#BDAC9C
- #BDAC9C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BDAC9C is a orange with RGB values 189, 172, 156 and HSL 29°, 20%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BDAC9C#BDAC9C
HEX#BDAC9C
RGBrgb(189, 172, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6745, 0.6118
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(29.1, 20%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.1, 17.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 17.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,492
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAC9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#425363
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CADBD
Analogous#BD9C9D, #BDBD9C
Triadic#9CBDAC, #AC9CBD
Split complementary#9CBDBD, #9C9DBD
Tetradic#9DBD9C, #9CADBD, #BD9CBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G172
B156
Red189 (74.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue29.09°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AC · B 9C
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