All About Color #BF7940

#BF7940

About #BF7940

#BF7940 is a medium orange color with the hex code #BF7940. In RGB it is red 191, green 121, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 27°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 37%, 66%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 3.49:1 on white and 6.02:1 on black.

#BF7940 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBF, 79, 40
CMYK0.00%, 36.65%, 66.49%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal191, 121, 64
HSL27°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal277, 171, 100
HSV (HSB)26.93°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10111111, 1111001, 1000000
CIE-L*AB57.19, 22.08, 41.88
RGB Percent74.90%, 47.45%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH57.19, 47.34, 62.20
XYZ29.25, 25.12, 8.16
CIE-L*UV57.19, 54.95, 42.24
xyY0.47, 0.40, 25.12
Hunter-Lab50.12, 16.45, 25.43
RYB74.90%, 65.65%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BF7940 on a dark background: contrast 6.02:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BF7940 on a light background: contrast 3.49:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BF7940, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BF7940 · #D6A985 · #7A4E29 · #4086BF · #85B1D6

Analogous palette

#BF4086 · #BF4046 · #BF7940 · #BFB940 · #86BF40

Triadic palette

#BF7940 · #40BF79 · #7940BF · #D6A985 · #85D6A9

Tetradic palette

#BF7940 · #46BF40 · #4086BF · #B940BF · #7A4E29

Monochromatic palette

#4D3019 · #86552D · #BF7940 · #D2A179 · #E6C9B3

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