Colour
#BFAB96
- #BFAB96
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BFAB96 is a orange with RGB values 191, 171, 150 and HSL 31°, 24%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BFAB96#BFAB96
HEX#BFAB96
RGBrgb(191, 171, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.5882
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(30.7, 24.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.7, 21.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 21.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,302
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAB96;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#405469
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96AABF
Analogous#BF9796, #BFBF96
Triadic#96BFAB, #AB96BF
Split complementary#96BFBF, #9796BF
Tetradic#96BF97, #96AABF, #BF96BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G171
B150
Red191 (74.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue30.73°
Saturation (HSL)24.26%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B 96
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