Colour
#BFA70E
- #BFA70E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BFA70E is a yellow with RGB values 191, 167, 14 and HSL 52°, 86%, 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
#BFA70E#BFA70E
HEX#BFA70E
RGBrgb(191, 167, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6549, 0.0549
RGB percentages74.9%, 65.5%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(51.9, 86.3%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 92.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 92.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,142
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA70E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#4058F1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E26BF
Analogous#BF4E0E, #7FBF0E
Triadic#0EBFA7, #A70EBF
Split complementary#0E7EBF, #4F0EBF
Tetradic#0EBF4E, #0E26BF, #BF0E7E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G167
B14
Red191 (74.9%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue51.86°
Saturation (HSL)86.34%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A7 · B 0E
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