Colour
#BFBAA9
- #BFBAA9
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BFBAA9 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 186, 169 and HSL 46°, 15%, 71%. 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
#BFBAA9#BFBAA9
HEX#BFBAA9
RGBrgb(191, 186, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7294, 0.6627
RGB percentages74.9%, 72.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(46.4, 14.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 11.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 11.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,161
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBAA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#404556
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 text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9AEBF
Analogous#BFAFA9, #B9BFA9
Triadic#A9BFBA, #BAA9BF
Split complementary#A9B9BF, #AFA9BF
Tetradic#A9BFAF, #A9AEBF, #BFA9B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G186
B169
Red191 (74.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue46.36°
Saturation (HSL)14.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G BA · B A9
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