Colour
#BFB89F
- #BFB89F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BFB89F is a yellow with RGB values 191, 184, 159 and HSL 47°, 20%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BFB89F#BFB89F
HEX#BFB89F
RGBrgb(191, 184, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7216, 0.6235
RGB percentages74.9%, 72.2%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(46.9, 20%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.9, 16.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 16.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,564,639
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB89F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.57:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#404760
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 text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FA6BF
Analogous#BFA89F, #B6BF9F
Triadic#9FBFB8, #B89FBF
Split complementary#9FB6BF, #A89FBF
Tetradic#9FBFA8, #9FA6BF, #BF9FB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G184
B159
Red191 (74.9%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue46.87°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G B8 · B 9F
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