Colour
#BFA209
- #BFA209
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BFA209 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 162, 9 and HSL 50°, 91%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BFA209#BFA209
HEX#BFA209
RGBrgb(191, 162, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6353, 0.0353
RGB percentages74.9%, 63.5%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(50.4, 91%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 95.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 95.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,558,857
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA209;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#405DF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0926BF
Analogous#BF4709, #81BF09
Triadic#09BFA2, #A209BF
Split complementary#0981BF, #4709BF
Tetradic#09BF47, #0926BF, #BF0981
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G162
B9
Red191 (74.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue50.44°
Saturation (HSL)91%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A2 · B 09
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