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Colour

#BF8242

  • #BF8242
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#BF8242 is a orange with RGB values 191, 130, 66 and HSL 31°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BF8242#BF8242
HEX#BF8242
RGBrgb(191, 130, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5098, 0.2588
RGB percentages74.9%, 51%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(30.7, 49.4%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.7, 65.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 31.9%, 65.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,550,722
CSS custom property--colour: #BF8242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#407DBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96873Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49543no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CF7474no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 6.6Sandy brown · ΔE 16.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.7Sienna · ΔE 21.2Dark salmon · ΔE 21.8Light salmon · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 6.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#427FBF
Analogous#BF4342, #BDBF42
Triadic#42BF82, #8242BF
Split complementary#42BDBF, #4442BF
Tetradic#42BF44, #427FBF, #BF42BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E7DA
Lighter +30%#E6CEB4
Lighter +20%#D9B48E
Lighter +10%#CC9B68
Darker −10%#9A6834
Darker −20%#744E27
Darker −30%#4E351A
Darker −40%#281B0D
More saturated +25%#DF8322
Less saturated −25%#9F8162

Channel breakdown

R191
G130
B66
Red191 (74.9%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue30.72°
Saturation (HSL)49.41%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 82 · B 42

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