Recognised as Colour
#BFA99F
- #BFA99F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BFA99F is a orange with RGB values 191, 169, 159 and HSL 19°, 20%, 69%. 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
#BFA99F#BFA99F
HEX#BFA99F
RGBrgb(191, 169, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6627, 0.6235
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.3%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(18.7, 20%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.7, 16.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 16.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,799
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA99F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#405660
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FB5BF
Analogous#BF9FA5, #BFB99F
Triadic#9FBFA9, #A99FBF
Split complementary#9FBFB9, #9FA5BF
Tetradic#A5BF9F, #9FB5BF, #B99FBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G169
B159
Red191 (74.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue18.75°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A9 · B 9F
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