Recognised as Colour
#BFAC8A
- #BFAC8A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BFAC8A is a orange with RGB values 191, 172, 138 and HSL 38°, 29%, 65%. 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
#BFAC8A#BFAC8A
HEX#BFAC8A
RGBrgb(191, 172, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6745, 0.5412
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(38.5, 29.3%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.5, 27.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 27.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,546
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAC8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 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#405375
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#8A9DBF
Analogous#BF928A, #B7BF8A
Triadic#8ABFAC, #AC8ABF
Split complementary#8AB7BF, #928ABF
Tetradic#8ABF92, #8A9DBF, #BF8AB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G172
B138
Red191 (74.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue38.49°
Saturation (HSL)29.28%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AC · B 8A
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