Recognised as Colour
#BFA596
- #BFA596
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BFA596 is a orange with RGB values 191, 165, 150 and HSL 22°, 24%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BFA596#BFA596
HEX#BFA596
RGBrgb(191, 165, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6471, 0.5882
RGB percentages74.9%, 64.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(22, 24.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22, 21.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 21.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,559,766
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA596;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#405A69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96B0BF
Analogous#BF969C, #BFBA96
Triadic#96BFA5, #A596BF
Split complementary#96BFBA, #969CBF
Tetradic#9CBF96, #96B0BF, #BA96BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G165
B150
Red191 (74.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue21.95°
Saturation (HSL)24.26%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A5 · B 96
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