Colour
#BF8300
- #BF8300
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BF8300 is a orange with RGB values 191, 131, 0 and HSL 41°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BF8300#BF8300
HEX#BF8300
RGBrgb(191, 131, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5137, 0
RGB percentages74.9%, 51.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(41.2, 100%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.2, 100%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 31.4%, 100%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,550,912
CSS custom property--colour: #BF8300;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#407CFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#003CBF
Analogous#BF2300, #9CBF00
Triadic#00BF83, #8300BF
Split complementary#009CBF, #2300BF
Tetradic#00BF23, #003CBF, #BF009C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G131
B0
Red191 (74.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue41.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 83 · B 00
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