Colour

#BDB59F

#BDB59F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#BDB59F is a orange with RGB values 189, 181, 159 and HSL 44°, 19%, 68%. 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

#BDB59F#BDB59F

HEX#BDB59F

RGBrgb(189, 181, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7098, 0.6235

RGB percentages74.1%, 71%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(44, 18.5%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44, 15.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.2%, 15.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,432,799

CSS custom property--colour: #BDB59F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#424A60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAB49Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCB6A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C2B1AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 12.9 Dark grey · ΔE 13.1 Tan · ΔE 13.6 Light grey · ΔE 16.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 18.6 Wheat · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9FA7BD

Analogous#BDA69F, #B6BD9F

Triadic#9FBDB5, #B59FBD

Split complementary#9FB6BD, #A69FBD

Tetradic#9FBDA6, #9FA7BD, #BD9FB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFBFA

Lighter +20%#E7E4DB

Lighter +10%#D2CCBD

Darker −10%#A89E81

Darker −20%#928664

Darker −30%#746A4F

Darker −40%#554E3B

More saturated +25%#D1BE8B

Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R189

G181

B159

Red189 (74.1%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue44°

Saturation (HSL)18.52%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G B5 · B 9F

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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