Recognised as Colour
#BF8A0D
- #BF8A0D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BF8A0D is a orange with RGB values 191, 138, 13 and HSL 42°, 87%, 40%. 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
#BF8A0D#BF8A0D
HEX#BF8A0D
RGBrgb(191, 138, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5412, 0.051
RGB percentages74.9%, 54.1%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(42.1, 87.3%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.1, 93.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 27.7%, 93.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,552,717
CSS custom property--colour: #BF8A0D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29282WCAG 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#4075F2
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#0D42BF
Analogous#BF310D, #9BBF0D
Triadic#0DBF8A, #8A0DBF
Split complementary#0D9BBF, #310DBF
Tetradic#0DBF31, #0D42BF, #BF0D9B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G138
B13
Red191 (74.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue42.13°
Saturation (HSL)87.25%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 8A · B 0D
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