Colour
#BFA014
- #BFA014
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BFA014 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 160, 20 and HSL 49°, 81%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BFA014#BFA014
HEX#BFA014
RGBrgb(191, 160, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6275, 0.0784
RGB percentages74.9%, 62.7%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(49.1, 81%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 89.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 16.2%, 89.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,558,356
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA014;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#405FEB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1433BF
Analogous#BF4A14, #88BF14
Triadic#14BFA0, #A014BF
Split complementary#1488BF, #4B14BF
Tetradic#14BF4B, #1433BF, #BF1488
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G160
B20
Red191 (74.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue49.12°
Saturation (HSL)81.04%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A0 · B 14
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