Colour
#BFB486
- #BFB486
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BFB486 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 180, 134 and HSL 48°, 31%, 64%. 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
#BFB486#BFB486
HEX#BFB486
RGBrgb(191, 180, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7059, 0.5255
RGB percentages74.9%, 70.6%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(48.4, 30.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 29.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 29.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,563,590
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB486;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#404B79
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8691BF
Analogous#BF9886, #ADBF86
Triadic#86BFB4, #B486BF
Split complementary#86ADBF, #9786BF
Tetradic#86BF98, #8691BF, #BF86AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G180
B134
Red191 (74.9%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue48.42°
Saturation (HSL)30.81%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G B4 · B 86
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