Recognised as Colour
#BDB7A8
- #BDB7A8
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BDB7A8 is a orange with RGB values 189, 183, 168 and HSL 43°, 14%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDB7A8#BDB7A8
HEX#BDB7A8
RGBrgb(189, 183, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7176, 0.6588
RGB percentages74.1%, 71.8%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(42.9, 13.7%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 11.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 11.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,433,320
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB7A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.5:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#424857
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8AEBD
Analogous#BDACA8, #B9BDA8
Triadic#A8BDB7, #B7A8BD
Split complementary#A8B8BD, #ACA8BD
Tetradic#A8BDAC, #A8AEBD, #BDA8B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G183
B168
Red189 (74.1%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue42.86°
Saturation (HSL)13.73%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B7 · B A8
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