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Recognised as Colour

#BFA86D

  • #BFA86D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#BFA86D is a orange with RGB values 191, 168, 109 and HSL 43°, 39%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#BFA86D#BFA86D
HEX#BFA86D
RGBrgb(191, 168, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6588, 0.4275
RGB percentages74.9%, 65.9%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(43.2, 39%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.2, 42.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 12%, 42.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,493
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA86D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 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#405792

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B5A669no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAAD6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CB9F99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6D84BF
Analogous#BF7F6D, #ADBF6D
Triadic#6DBFA8, #A86DBF
Split complementary#6DADBF, #7F6DBF
Tetradic#6DBF7F, #6D84BF, #BF6DAD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FDFDFB
Lighter +30%#EEE7D7
Lighter +20%#DED2B4
Lighter +10%#CFBD90
Darker −10%#AD924C
Darker −20%#8A743C
Darker −30%#66562D
Darker −40%#43381D
More saturated +25%#D9B453
Less saturated −25%#A59C87

Channel breakdown

R191
G168
B109
Red191 (74.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue43.17°
Saturation (HSL)39.05%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A8 · B 6D

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