Colour

#BF8E3E

#BF8E3E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#BF8E3E is a orange with RGB values 191, 142, 62 and HSL 37°, 51%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BF8E3E#BF8E3E

HEX#BF8E3E

RGBrgb(191, 142, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5569, 0.2431

RGB percentages74.9%, 55.7%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(37.2, 51%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.2, 67.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 25.7%, 67.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,553,790

CSS custom property--colour: #BF8E3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1

Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#4071C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A19035no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9C41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CF817Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 11 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 17.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 22 Burlywood · ΔE 23.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3E6FBF

Analogous#BF4E3E, #AFBF3E

Triadic#3EBF8E, #8E3EBF

Split complementary#3EB0BF, #4D3EBF

Tetradic#3EBF4E, #3E6FBF, #BF3EB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2E8D7

Lighter +30%#E6D1B0

Lighter +20%#D9BB8A

Lighter +10%#CDA563

Darker −10%#987132

Darker −20%#725525

Darker −30%#4B3819

Darker −40%#251C0C

More saturated +25%#DF961E

Less saturated −25%#9F865E

Channel breakdown

R191

G142

B62

Red191 (74.9%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue37.21°

Saturation (HSL)50.99%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 8E · B 3E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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