All About Color #BF9540

#BF9540

About #BF9540

#BF9540 is a medium orange color with the hex code #BF9540. In RGB it is red 191, green 149, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 40°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 22%, 66%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.77:1 on white and 7.59:1 on black.

#BF9540 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBF, 95, 40
CMYK0.00%, 21.99%, 66.49%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal191, 149, 64
HSL40°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal277, 225, 100
HSV (HSB)40.16°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10111111, 10010101, 1000000
CIE-L*AB64.11, 6.67, 49.54
RGB Percent74.90%, 58.43%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH64.11, 49.99, 82.33
XYZ33.16, 32.94, 9.46
CIE-L*UV64.11, 34.06, 54.37
xyY0.44, 0.44, 32.94
Hunter-Lab57.39, 2.68, 30.40
RYB49.71%, 74.90%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BF9540 on a dark background: contrast 7.59:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BF9540 on a light background: contrast 2.77:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BF9540, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BF9540 · #D6BB85 · #7A5F29 · #406ABF · #85A0D6

Analogous palette

#BF406A · #BF5540 · #BF9540 · #AABF40 · #6ABF40

Triadic palette

#BF9540 · #40BF95 · #9540BF · #D6BB85 · #85D6BB

Tetradic palette

#BF9540 · #40BF55 · #406ABF · #BF40AA · #7A5F29

Monochromatic palette

#4D3C19 · #86682D · #BF9540 · #D2B579 · #E6D5B3

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