Colour
#BDB3AF
- #BDB3AF
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BDB3AF is a orange with RGB values 189, 179, 175 and HSL 17°, 10%, 71%. 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
#BDB3AF#BDB3AF
HEX#BDB3AF
RGBrgb(189, 179, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.702, 0.6863
RGB percentages74.1%, 70.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(17.1, 9.6%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 7.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 7.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,432,303
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB3AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#424C50
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFB9BD
Analogous#BDAFB2, #BDBAAF
Triadic#AFBDB3, #B3AFBD
Split complementary#AFBDBA, #AFB2BD
Tetradic#B2BDAF, #AFB9BD, #BAAFBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G179
B175
Red189 (74.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue17.14°
Saturation (HSL)9.59%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B3 · B AF
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