Recognised as Colour
#BFBD99
- #BFBD99
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BFBD99 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 189, 153 and HSL 57°, 23%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BFBD99#BFBD99
HEX#BFBD99
RGBrgb(191, 189, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7412, 0.6
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.1%, 60%
HSLhsl(56.8, 22.9%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.8, 19.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 1%, 19.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,913
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBD99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.95:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#404266
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 text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#999BBF
Analogous#BFAA99, #AEBF99
Triadic#99BFBD, #BD99BF
Split complementary#99AEBF, #AA99BF
Tetradic#99BFAA, #999BBF, #BF99AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G189
B153
Red191 (74.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue56.84°
Saturation (HSL)22.89%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G BD · B 99
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