Colour
#BFBBAD
- #BFBBAD
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BFBBAD is a yellow with RGB values 191, 187, 173 and HSL 47°, 12%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BFBBAD#BFBBAD
HEX#BFBBAD
RGBrgb(191, 187, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7333, 0.6784
RGB percentages74.9%, 73.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(46.7, 12.3%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 9.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 9.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,421
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBBAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.93:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#404452
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADB1BF
Analogous#BFB2AD, #BABFAD
Triadic#ADBFBB, #BBADBF
Split complementary#ADBABF, #B2ADBF
Tetradic#ADBFB2, #ADB1BF, #BFADBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G187
B173
Red191 (74.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)12.33%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G BB · B AD
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