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Recognised as Colour

#BF835E

  • #BF835E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#BF835E is a orange with RGB values 191, 131, 94 and HSL 23°, 43%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#BF835E#BF835E
HEX#BF835E
RGBrgb(191, 131, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5137, 0.3686
RGB percentages74.9%, 51.4%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(22.9, 43.1%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.9, 50.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 31.4%, 50.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,551,006
CSS custom property--colour: #BF835E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#407CA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94895Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2965Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CE787Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.6Peru · ΔE 18.9Light salmon · ΔE 20.1Sienna · ΔE 20.3Burlywood · ΔE 20.8Tan · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E9ABF
Analogous#BF5E6A, #BFB35E
Triadic#5EBF83, #835EBF
Split complementary#5EBFB3, #5E6ABF
Tetradic#6ABF5E, #5E9ABF, #B35EBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F3F0
Lighter +30%#EBD7CB
Lighter +20%#DCBBA7
Lighter +10%#CE9F82
Darker −10%#A76943
Darker −20%#835234
Darker −30%#5E3B26
Darker −40%#3A2417
More saturated +25%#DB7C42
Less saturated −25%#A38A7A

Channel breakdown

R191
G131
B94
Red191 (74.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue22.89°
Saturation (HSL)43.11%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 83 · B 5E

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