Recognised as Colour
#BF8A0A
- #BF8A0A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BF8A0A is a orange with RGB values 191, 138, 10 and HSL 42°, 90%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BF8A0A#BF8A0A
HEX#BF8A0A
RGBrgb(191, 138, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5412, 0.0392
RGB percentages74.9%, 54.1%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(42.4, 90%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.4, 94.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 27.7%, 94.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,552,714
CSS custom property--colour: #BF8A0A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#4075F5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A3FBF
Analogous#BF300A, #9ABF0A
Triadic#0ABF8A, #8A0ABF
Split complementary#0A9ABF, #2F0ABF
Tetradic#0ABF2F, #0A3FBF, #BF0A9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G138
B10
Red191 (74.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue42.43°
Saturation (HSL)90.05%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 8A · B 0A
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