Recognised as Colour
#BFA699
- #BFA699
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BFA699 is a orange with RGB values 191, 166, 153 and HSL 21°, 23%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BFA699#BFA699
HEX#BFA699
RGBrgb(191, 166, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.651, 0.6
RGB percentages74.9%, 65.1%, 60%
HSLhsl(20.5, 22.9%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.5, 19.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 19.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,025
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA699;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#405966
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99B2BF
Analogous#BF999F, #BFB999
Triadic#99BFA6, #A699BF
Split complementary#99BFB9, #999FBF
Tetradic#9FBF99, #99B2BF, #B999BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G166
B153
Red191 (74.9%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue20.53°
Saturation (HSL)22.89%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A6 · B 99
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