Colour
#BDB3A9
- #BDB3A9
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BDB3A9 is a orange with RGB values 189, 179, 169 and HSL 30°, 13%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDB3A9#BDB3A9
HEX#BDB3A9
RGBrgb(189, 179, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.702, 0.6627
RGB percentages74.1%, 70.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(30, 13.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 10.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 10.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,432,297
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB3A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#424C56
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9B3BD
Analogous#BDA9A9, #BDBDA9
Triadic#A9BDB3, #B3A9BD
Split complementary#A9BDBD, #A9A9BD
Tetradic#A9BDA9, #A9B3BD, #BDA9BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G179
B169
Red189 (74.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)13.16%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B3 · B A9
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