Colour

#BF701B

#BF701B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#BF701B is a orange with RGB values 191, 112, 27 and HSL 31°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BF701B#BF701B

HEX#BF701B

RGBrgb(191, 112, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4392, 0.1059

RGB percentages74.9%, 43.9%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(31.1, 75.2%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(31.1, 85.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 41.4%, 85.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,546,075

CSS custom property--colour: #BF701B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#408FE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#887806no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8A1Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D15E60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 11.2 Chocolate · ΔE 11.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 22.8 Sienna · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B6ABF

Analogous#BF1E1B, #BCBF1B

Triadic#1BBF70, #701BBF

Split complementary#1BBCBF, #1E1BBF

Tetradic#1BBF1E, #1B6ABF, #BF1BBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4D4B2

Lighter +30%#EEBB85

Lighter +20%#E7A359

Lighter +10%#E18A2C

Darker −10%#925615

Darker −20%#663C0E

Darker −30%#392108

Darker −40%#0C0702

More saturated +25%#DA7100

Less saturated −25%#A46F36

Channel breakdown

R191

G112

B27

Red191 (74.9%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue31.1°

Saturation (HSL)75.23%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 70 · B 1B

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