Recognised as Colour

#BFA99A

#BFA99A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#BFA99A is a orange with RGB values 191, 169, 154 and HSL 24°, 22%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BFA99A#BFA99A

HEX#BFA99A

RGBrgb(191, 169, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6627, 0.6039

RGB percentages74.9%, 66.3%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(24.3, 22.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(24.3, 19.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 11.5%, 19.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,560,794

CSS custom property--colour: #BFA99A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#405665

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFAA99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4AF9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C6A5A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 12.1 Silver · ΔE 13.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.1 Tan · ΔE 14.4 Light grey · ΔE 18.3 Burlywood · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9AB0BF

Analogous#BF9A9E, #BFBC9A

Triadic#9ABFA9, #A99ABF

Split complementary#9ABFBC, #9A9EBF

Tetradic#9EBF9A, #9AB0BF, #BC9ABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF9F8

Lighter +20%#E7DED8

Lighter +10%#D3C4B9

Darker −10%#AB8E7B

Darker −20%#95745E

Darker −30%#765C4A

Darker −40%#564437

More saturated +25%#D4A585

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R191

G169

B154

Red191 (74.9%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue24.32°

Saturation (HSL)22.42%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G A9 · B 9A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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