Recognised as Colour
#BFB68E
- #BFB68E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BFB68E is a yellow with RGB values 191, 182, 142 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
#BFB68E#BFB68E
HEX#BFB68E
RGBrgb(191, 182, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7137, 0.5569
RGB percentages74.9%, 71.4%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(49, 27.7%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 25.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 25.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,564,110
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB68E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#404971
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E97BF
Analogous#BF9E8E, #B0BF8E
Triadic#8EBFB6, #B68EBF
Split complementary#8EB0BF, #9E8EBF
Tetradic#8EBF9E, #8E97BF, #BF8EB0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G182
B142
Red191 (74.9%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue48.98°
Saturation (HSL)27.68%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G B6 · B 8E
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