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Colour

#BF7F42

  • #BF7F42
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#BF7F42 is a orange with RGB values 191, 127, 66 and HSL 29°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BF7F42#BF7F42
HEX#BF7F42
RGBrgb(191, 127, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.498, 0.2588
RGB percentages74.9%, 49.8%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(29.3, 49.4%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.3, 65.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 33.5%, 65.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,549,954
CSS custom property--colour: #BF7F42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#4080BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93843Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29343no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D07171no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 6.7Sandy brown · ΔE 16.4Sienna · ΔE 19.4Dark salmon · ΔE 20.8Light salmon · ΔE 21.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4282BF
Analogous#BF4244, #BFBD42
Triadic#42BF7F, #7F42BF
Split complementary#42BFBD, #4244BF
Tetradic#44BF42, #4282BF, #BD42BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E6DA
Lighter +30%#E6CCB4
Lighter +20%#D9B38E
Lighter +10%#CC9968
Darker −10%#9A6634
Darker −20%#744D27
Darker −30%#4E331A
Darker −40%#281A0D
More saturated +25%#DF7E22
Less saturated −25%#9F8062

Channel breakdown

R191
G127
B66
Red191 (74.9%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue29.28°
Saturation (HSL)49.41%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 7F · B 42

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