Recognised as Colour
#BFBEA1
- #BFBEA1
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#BFBEA1 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 190, 161 and HSL 58°, 19%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BFBEA1#BFBEA1
HEX#BFBEA1
RGBrgb(191, 190, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7451, 0.6314
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.5%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(58, 19%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58, 15.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 15.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,566,177
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBEA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#40415E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1A2BF
Analogous#BFAFA1, #B1BFA1
Triadic#A1BFBE, #BEA1BF
Split complementary#A1B1BF, #AFA1BF
Tetradic#A1BFAF, #A1A2BF, #BFA1B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G190
B161
Red191 (74.9%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue58°
Saturation (HSL)18.99%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G BE · B A1
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