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Colour

#BFA89F

  • #BFA89F
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BFA89F is a orange with RGB values 191, 168, 159 and HSL 17°, 20%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BFA89F#BFA89F
HEX#BFA89F
RGBrgb(191, 168, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6588, 0.6235
RGB percentages74.9%, 65.9%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(16.9, 20%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.9, 16.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 12%, 16.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,543
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA89F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#405760

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADAA9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3AE9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C6A5A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.4Rosy brown · ΔE 12.4Silver · ΔE 12.5Light grey · ΔE 17.4Tan · ΔE 17.4Gray · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FB6BF
Analogous#BF9FA6, #BFB89F
Triadic#9FBFA8, #A89FBF
Split complementary#9FBFB8, #9FA6BF
Tetradic#A6BF9F, #9FB6BF, #B89FBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFB
Lighter +20%#E8DFDC
Lighter +10%#D3C4BE
Darker −10%#AB8C80
Darker −20%#957163
Darker −30%#765A4F
Darker −40%#58433A
More saturated +25%#D39F8B
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R191
G168
B159
Red191 (74.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue16.87°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A8 · B 9F

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