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Recognised as Colour

#BF894D

  • #BF894D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#BF894D is a orange with RGB values 191, 137, 77 and HSL 32°, 47%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BF894D#BF894D
HEX#BF894D
RGBrgb(191, 137, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5373, 0.302
RGB percentages74.9%, 53.7%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(31.6, 47.1%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.6, 59.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 28.3%, 59.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,552,525
CSS custom property--colour: #BF894D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#4076B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B8C48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8994Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CF7C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10.8Sandy brown · ΔE 17Burlywood · ΔE 19.9Dark salmon · ΔE 20.5Light salmon · ΔE 22.6Tan · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D83BF
Analogous#BF504D, #BCBF4D
Triadic#4DBF89, #894DBF
Split complementary#4DBCBF, #504DBF
Tetradic#4DBF50, #4D83BF, #BF4DBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5ECE3
Lighter +30%#E7D4BE
Lighter +20%#DABB98
Lighter +10%#CCA273
Darker −10%#A06F39
Darker −20%#7A552C
Darker −30%#553B1E
Darker −40%#2F2111
More saturated +25%#DD8B2F
Less saturated −25%#A1876B

Channel breakdown

R191
G137
B77
Red191 (74.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue31.58°
Saturation (HSL)47.11%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 89 · B 4D

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