Colour

#BFA800

#BFA800
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BFA800 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 168, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BFA800#BFA800

HEX#BFA800

RGBrgb(191, 168, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6588, 0

RGB percentages74.9%, 65.9%, 0%

HSLhsl(52.8, 100%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 100%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 12%, 100%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,560,384

CSS custom property--colour: #BFA800;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#4057FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAA300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0AB1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CF9A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.1 Olive · ΔE 23.7 Gold · ΔE 24.2 Orange · ΔE 31 Dark khaki · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0017BF

Analogous#BF4900, #76BF00

Triadic#00BFA8, #A800BF

Split complementary#0076BF, #4800BF

Tetradic#00BF49, #0017BF, #BF0077

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFF18C

Lighter +30%#FFEB59

Lighter +20%#FFE526

Lighter +10%#F2D500

Darker −10%#8C7B00

Darker −20%#594E00

Darker −30%#262100

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BFA800

Less saturated −25%#A79618

Channel breakdown

R191

G168

Red191 (74.9%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue52.77°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G A8 · B 00

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Colour values

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