Recognised as Colour

#BF8E6F

#BF8E6F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#BF8E6F is a orange with RGB values 191, 142, 111 and HSL 23°, 38%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BF8E6F#BF8E6F

HEX#BF8E6F

RGBrgb(191, 142, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5569, 0.4353

RGB percentages74.9%, 55.7%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(23.3, 38.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(23.3, 41.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 25.7%, 41.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,553,839

CSS custom property--colour: #BF8E6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1

Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#407190

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C926Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A79D6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CC8586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 15.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.7 Burlywood · ΔE 17.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.3 Light salmon · ΔE 23.2 Peru · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FA0BF

Analogous#BF6F78, #BFB66F

Triadic#6FBF8E, #8E6FBF

Split complementary#6FBFB6, #6F78BF

Tetradic#78BF6F, #6FA0BF, #B66FBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFC

Lighter +30%#EEE1D9

Lighter +20%#DEC5B6

Lighter +10%#CFAA92

Darker −10%#AE734D

Darker −20%#8A5B3E

Darker −30%#67442E

Darker −40%#442D1E

More saturated +25%#D98855

Less saturated −25%#A59489

Channel breakdown

R191

G142

B111

Red191 (74.9%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue23.25°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 8E · B 6F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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