Colour
#BFB489
- #BFB489
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BFB489 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 180, 137 and HSL 48°, 30%, 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
#BFB489#BFB489
HEX#BFB489
RGBrgb(191, 180, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7059, 0.5373
RGB percentages74.9%, 70.6%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(47.8, 29.7%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 28.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 28.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,563,593
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB489;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#404B76
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 text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8994BF
Analogous#BF9989, #AFBF89
Triadic#89BFB4, #B489BF
Split complementary#89AFBF, #9989BF
Tetradic#89BF99, #8994BF, #BF89AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G180
B137
Red191 (74.9%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue47.78°
Saturation (HSL)29.67%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G B4 · B 89
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