Recognised as Colour
#BFAB8B
- #BFAB8B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BFAB8B is a orange with RGB values 191, 171, 139 and HSL 37°, 29%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BFAB8B#BFAB8B
HEX#BFAB8B
RGBrgb(191, 171, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.5451
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(36.9, 28.9%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 27.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 27.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,291
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAB8B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#405474
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B9FBF
Analogous#BF918B, #B9BF8B
Triadic#8BBFAB, #AB8BBF
Split complementary#8BB9BF, #918BBF
Tetradic#8BBF91, #8B9FBF, #BF8BB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G171
B139
Red191 (74.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue36.92°
Saturation (HSL)28.89%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B 8B
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