Colour
#BFBAA8
- #BFBAA8
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BFBAA8 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 186, 168 and HSL 47°, 15%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BFBAA8#BFBAA8
HEX#BFBAA8
RGBrgb(191, 186, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7294, 0.6588
RGB percentages74.9%, 72.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(47, 15.2%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47, 12%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 12%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,160
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBAA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.8:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#404557
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8ADBF
Analogous#BFAEA8, #B9BFA8
Triadic#A8BFBA, #BAA8BF
Split complementary#A8B9BF, #AEA8BF
Tetradic#A8BFAE, #A8ADBF, #BFA8B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G186
B168
Red191 (74.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue46.96°
Saturation (HSL)15.23%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G BA · B A8
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