Recognised as Colour
#BF9B8A
- #BF9B8A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BF9B8A is a orange with RGB values 191, 155, 138 and HSL 19°, 29%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BF9B8A#BF9B8A
HEX#BF9B8A
RGBrgb(191, 155, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6078, 0.5412
RGB percentages74.9%, 60.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(19.2, 29.3%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.2, 27.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 18.8%, 27.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,557,194
CSS custom property--colour: #BF9B8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#406475
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AAEBF
Analogous#BF8A94, #BFB58A
Triadic#8ABF9B, #9B8ABF
Split complementary#8ABFB5, #8A94BF
Tetradic#94BF8A, #8AAEBF, #B58ABF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G155
B138
Red191 (74.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue19.25°
Saturation (HSL)29.28%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 9B · B 8A
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