Recognised as Colour

#BFB68C

#BFB68C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#BFB68C is a yellow with RGB values 191, 182, 140 and HSL 49°, 28%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BFB68C#BFB68C

HEX#BFB68C

RGBrgb(191, 182, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7137, 0.549

RGB percentages74.9%, 71.4%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(49.4, 28.5%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 26.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 26.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,564,108

CSS custom property--colour: #BFB68C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#404973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFB389no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1B78Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C7B0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 8.8 Burlywood · ΔE 13.3 Wheat · ΔE 16.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.5 Navajo white · ΔE 19 Moccasin · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8C95BF

Analogous#BF9D8C, #AFBF8C

Triadic#8CBFB6, #B68CBF

Split complementary#8CAFBF, #9D8CBF

Tetradic#8CBF9C, #8C95BF, #BF8CAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F4EE

Lighter +20%#E3E0CE

Lighter +10%#D1CBAD

Darker −10%#ADA16B

Darker −20%#938852

Darker −30%#726940

Darker −40%#524B2D

More saturated +25%#D5C476

Less saturated −25%#A9A8A2

Channel breakdown

R191

G182

B140

Red191 (74.9%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue49.41°

Saturation (HSL)28.49%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G B6 · B 8C

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BFB68C (chemical formula)

Formula
776.899 g/mol
71 atoms

BFB68C has a molar mass of 776.899 g/mol, made up of 71 atoms across 3 elements: 69 × B, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass776.899 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule71

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.2900711 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.7515105 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B96%

F2.4%

C1.5%

Boron (B × 69)745.89 g/mol, 96.009%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.445%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.546%

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