Recognised as Colour
#BFAA9C
- #BFAA9C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BFAA9C is a orange with RGB values 191, 170, 156 and HSL 24°, 21%, 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
#BFAA9C#BFAA9C
HEX#BFAA9C
RGBrgb(191, 170, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6667, 0.6118
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(24, 21.5%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24, 18.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 18.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,052
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAA9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#405563
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CB1BF
Analogous#BF9CA0, #BFBC9C
Triadic#9CBFAA, #AA9CBF
Split complementary#9CBFBC, #9CA0BF
Tetradic#A0BF9C, #9CB1BF, #BC9CBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G170
B156
Red191 (74.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue24°
Saturation (HSL)21.47%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AA · B 9C
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