Recognised as Colour
#BDB2A3
- #BDB2A3
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BDB2A3 is a orange with RGB values 189, 178, 163 and HSL 35°, 16%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BDB2A3#BDB2A3
HEX#BDB2A3
RGBrgb(189, 178, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.698, 0.6392
RGB percentages74.1%, 69.8%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(34.6, 16.5%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.6, 13.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 13.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,432,035
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB2A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#424D5C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3AEBD
Analogous#BDA5A3, #BBBDA3
Triadic#A3BDB2, #B2A3BD
Split complementary#A3BBBD, #A5A3BD
Tetradic#A3BDA5, #A3AEBD, #BDA3BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G178
B163
Red189 (74.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue34.62°
Saturation (HSL)16.46%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B2 · B A3
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