Recognised as Colour
#BFA60B
- #BFA60B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BFA60B is a yellow with RGB values 191, 166, 11 and HSL 52°, 89%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BFA60B#BFA60B
HEX#BFA60B
RGBrgb(191, 166, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.651, 0.0431
RGB percentages74.9%, 65.1%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(51.7, 89.1%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 94.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 94.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,559,883
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA60B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4059F4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0B24BF
Analogous#BF4C0B, #7EBF0B
Triadic#0BBFA6, #A60BBF
Split complementary#0B7EBF, #4C0BBF
Tetradic#0BBF4C, #0B24BF, #BF0B7E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G166
B11
Red191 (74.9%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue51.67°
Saturation (HSL)89.11%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A6 · B 0B
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