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Recognised as Colour

#BFA991

  • #BFA991
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#BFA991 is a orange with RGB values 191, 169, 145 and HSL 31°, 26%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BFA991#BFA991
HEX#BFA991
RGBrgb(191, 169, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6627, 0.5686
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.3%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(31.3, 26.4%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.3, 24.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 24.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,785
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA991;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#40566E

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B1AA8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AF91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C7A4A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#91A7BF
Analogous#BF9291, #BEBF91
Triadic#91BFA9, #A991BF
Split complementary#91BEBF, #9291BF
Tetradic#91BF92, #91A7BF, #BF91BE

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F5F2
Lighter +20%#E5DBD1
Lighter +10%#D2C2B1
Darker −10%#AC9071
Darker −20%#947656
Darker −30%#745D43
Darker −40%#534331
More saturated +25%#D5AA7B
Less saturated −25%#A9A8A7

Channel breakdown

R191
G169
B145
Red191 (74.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue31.3°
Saturation (HSL)26.44%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A9 · B 91

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