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Colour

#BF8B3A

  • #BF8B3A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#BF8B3A is a orange with RGB values 191, 139, 58 and HSL 37°, 53%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BF8B3A#BF8B3A
HEX#BF8B3A
RGBrgb(191, 139, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5451, 0.2275
RGB percentages74.9%, 54.5%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(36.5, 53.4%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.5, 69.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 27.2%, 69.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,553,018
CSS custom property--colour: #BF8B3A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#4074C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E8D30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AA9A3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CF7D7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 9.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.5Sandy brown · ΔE 17Goldenrod · ΔE 21.6Burlywood · ΔE 25.4Dark khaki · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A6EBF
Analogous#BF483A, #B1BF3A
Triadic#3ABF8B, #8B3ABF
Split complementary#3AB1BF, #483ABF
Tetradic#3ABF48, #3A6EBF, #BF3AB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E6D3
Lighter +30%#E6CFAC
Lighter +20%#DAB985
Lighter +10%#CEA25E
Darker −10%#986F2E
Darker −20%#715222
Darker −30%#4A3616
Darker −40%#23190A
More saturated +25%#DE921B
Less saturated −25%#A08459

Channel breakdown

R191
G139
B58
Red191 (74.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue36.54°
Saturation (HSL)53.41%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 8B · B 3A

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