Colour
#BFB399
- #BFB399
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BFB399 is a orange with RGB values 191, 179, 153 and HSL 41°, 23%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BFB399#BFB399
HEX#BFB399
RGBrgb(191, 179, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.702, 0.6
RGB percentages74.9%, 70.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(41.1, 22.9%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.1, 19.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 19.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,563,353
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB399;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#404C66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99A5BF
Analogous#BFA099, #B8BF99
Triadic#99BFB3, #B399BF
Split complementary#99B8BF, #A099BF
Tetradic#99BFA0, #99A5BF, #BF99B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G179
B153
Red191 (74.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue41.05°
Saturation (HSL)22.89%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G B3 · B 99
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