Recognised as Colour
#BFBFA3
- #BFBFA3
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#BFBFA3 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 191, 163 and HSL 60°, 18%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BFBFA3#BFBFA3
HEX#BFBFA3
RGBrgb(191, 191, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.749, 0.6392
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.9%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(60, 17.9%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 14.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 14.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,566,435
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBFA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#40405C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3A3BF
Analogous#BFB1A3, #B1BFA3
Triadic#A3BFBF, #BFA3BF
Split complementary#A3B1BF, #B1A3BF
Tetradic#A3BFB1, #A3A3BF, #BFA3B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G191
B163
Red191 (74.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)17.95%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BF · G BF · B A3
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