Colour
#BFB899
- #BFB899
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BFB899 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 184, 153 and HSL 49°, 23%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BFB899#BFB899
HEX#BFB899
RGBrgb(191, 184, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7216, 0.6
RGB percentages74.9%, 72.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(48.9, 22.9%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 19.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 19.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,564,633
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB899;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#404766
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99A0BF
Analogous#BFA599, #B3BF99
Triadic#99BFB8, #B899BF
Split complementary#99B3BF, #A599BF
Tetradic#99BFA5, #99A0BF, #BF99B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G184
B153
Red191 (74.9%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue48.95°
Saturation (HSL)22.89%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G B8 · B 99
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