Colour
#BF9D04
- #BF9D04
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BF9D04 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 157, 4 and HSL 49°, 96%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BF9D04#BF9D04
HEX#BF9D04
RGBrgb(191, 157, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6157, 0.0157
RGB percentages74.9%, 61.6%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(49.1, 95.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 97.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 17.8%, 97.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,557,572
CSS custom property--colour: #BF9D04;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#4062FB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0426BF
Analogous#BF4004, #83BF04
Triadic#04BF9D, #9D04BF
Split complementary#0483BF, #4004BF
Tetradic#04BF40, #0426BF, #BF0484
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G157
B4
Red191 (74.9%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)95.9%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 9D · B 04
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