Recognised as Colour
#BFAE91
- #BFAE91
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BFAE91 is a orange with RGB values 191, 174, 145 and HSL 38°, 26%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BFAE91#BFAE91
HEX#BFAE91
RGBrgb(191, 174, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6824, 0.5686
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.2%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(37.8, 26.4%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.8, 24.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 24.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,065
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAE91;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#40516E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#91A2BF
Analogous#BF9791, #B9BF91
Triadic#91BFAE, #AE91BF
Split complementary#91B9BF, #9791BF
Tetradic#91BF97, #91A2BF, #BF91B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G174
B145
Red191 (74.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue37.83°
Saturation (HSL)26.44%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AE · B 91
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