Recognised as Colour
#BDB7AF
- #BDB7AF
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BDB7AF is a orange with RGB values 189, 183, 175 and HSL 34°, 10%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDB7AF#BDB7AF
HEX#BDB7AF
RGBrgb(189, 183, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7176, 0.6863
RGB percentages74.1%, 71.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(34.3, 9.6%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.3, 7.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 7.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,433,327
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB7AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#424850
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFB5BD
Analogous#BDB0AF, #BCBDAF
Triadic#AFBDB7, #B7AFBD
Split complementary#AFBCBD, #B0AFBD
Tetradic#AFBDB0, #AFB5BD, #BDAFBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G183
B175
Red189 (74.1%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue34.29°
Saturation (HSL)9.59%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B7 · B AF
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page