Colour
#BDB4A9
- #BDB4A9
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BDB4A9 is a orange with RGB values 189, 180, 169 and HSL 33°, 13%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDB4A9#BDB4A9
HEX#BDB4A9
RGBrgb(189, 180, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7059, 0.6627
RGB percentages74.1%, 70.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(33, 13.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33, 10.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 10.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,432,553
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB4A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#424B56
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 text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9B2BD
Analogous#BDAAA9, #BCBDA9
Triadic#A9BDB4, #B4A9BD
Split complementary#A9BCBD, #AAA9BD
Tetradic#A9BDAA, #A9B2BD, #BDA9BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G180
B169
Red189 (74.1%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue33°
Saturation (HSL)13.16%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B4 · B A9
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