Colour
#BFA400
- #BFA400
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BFA400 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 164, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BFA400#BFA400
HEX#BFA400
RGBrgb(191, 164, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6431, 0
RGB percentages74.9%, 64.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(51.5, 100%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 100%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 100%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,559,360
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA400;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#405BFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#001BBF
Analogous#BF4500, #7ABF00
Triadic#00BFA4, #A400BF
Split complementary#007ABF, #4500BF
Tetradic#00BF45, #001BBF, #BF007A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G164
B0
Red191 (74.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue51.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A4 · B 00
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