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Recognised as Colour

#BF7F05

  • #BF7F05
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BF7F05 is a orange with RGB values 191, 127, 5 and HSL 39°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BF7F05#BF7F05
HEX#BF7F05
RGBrgb(191, 127, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.498, 0.0196
RGB percentages74.9%, 49.8%, 2%
HSLhsl(39.4, 94.9%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.4, 97.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 33.5%, 97.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,549,893
CSS custom property--colour: #BF7F05;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#4080FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#958300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4920Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D16E6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7Goldenrod · ΔE 15.9Peru · ΔE 16.5Chocolate · ΔE 21.5Sandy brown · ΔE 23.7Orange · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0545BF
Analogous#BF2205, #A2BF05
Triadic#05BF7F, #7F05BF
Split complementary#05A2BF, #2205BF
Tetradic#05BF22, #0545BF, #BF05A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCD894
Lighter +30%#FBC662
Lighter +20%#FAB430
Lighter +10%#F1A006
Darker −10%#8D5E04
Darker −20%#5C3D02
Darker −30%#2A1C01
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C48100
Less saturated −25%#A7771E

Channel breakdown

R191
G127
B5
Red191 (74.9%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue39.35°
Saturation (HSL)94.9%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 7F · B 05

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