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Recognised as Colour

#BF8D08

  • #BF8D08
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BF8D08 is a orange with RGB values 191, 141, 8 and HSL 44°, 92%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BF8D08#BF8D08
HEX#BF8D08
RGBrgb(191, 141, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5529, 0.0314
RGB percentages74.9%, 55.3%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(43.6, 92%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.6, 95.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 26.2%, 95.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,553,480
CSS custom property--colour: #BF8D08;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30144WCAG 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 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#4072F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A28E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AD9A15no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D07E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 3.8Goldenrod · ΔE 9.7Peru · ΔE 21.4Orange · ΔE 24Olive · ΔE 25.7Sandy brown · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 3.78, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#083ABF
Analogous#BF3108, #96BF08
Triadic#08BF8D, #8D08BF
Split complementary#0896BF, #3208BF
Tetradic#08BF31, #083ABF, #BF0896

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE098
Lighter +30%#F9D167
Lighter +20%#F7C236
Lighter +10%#F0B10A
Darker −10%#8E6906
Darker −20%#5D4504
Darker −30%#2C2102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C79100
Less saturated −25%#A68221

Channel breakdown

R191
G141
B8
Red191 (74.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue43.61°
Saturation (HSL)91.96%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 8D · B 08

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