Colour
#BFAE79
- #BFAE79
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BFAE79 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 174, 121 and HSL 45°, 35%, 61%. 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
#BFAE79#BFAE79
HEX#BFAE79
RGBrgb(191, 174, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6824, 0.4745
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.2%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(45.4, 35.4%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 36.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 36.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,041
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAE79;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#405186
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#798ABF
Analogous#BF8B79, #ADBF79
Triadic#79BFAE, #AE79BF
Split complementary#79ADBF, #8B79BF
Tetradic#79BF8B, #798ABF, #BF79AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G174
B121
Red191 (74.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue45.43°
Saturation (HSL)35.35%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AE · B 79
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