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Recognised as Colour

#BFA805

  • #BFA805
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BFA805 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 168, 5 and HSL 53°, 95%, 38%. 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

#BFA805#BFA805
HEX#BFA805
RGBrgb(191, 168, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6588, 0.0196
RGB percentages74.9%, 65.9%, 2%
HSLhsl(52.6, 94.9%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 97.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 12%, 97.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,389
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA805;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39093WCAG 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#4057FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AB1Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CF9A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 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 14.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.8Olive · ΔE 23.4Gold · ΔE 24.6Orange · ΔE 31.1Dark khaki · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#051CBF
Analogous#BF4B05, #79BF05
Triadic#05BFA8, #A805BF
Split complementary#0579BF, #4B05BF
Tetradic#05BF4B, #051CBF, #BF0579

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCEF94
Lighter +30%#FBE862
Lighter +20%#FAE130
Lighter +10%#F1D406
Darker −10%#8D7C04
Darker −20%#5C5102
Darker −30%#2A2501
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C4AC00
Less saturated −25%#A7961E

Channel breakdown

R191
G168
B5
Red191 (74.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue52.58°
Saturation (HSL)94.9%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A8 · B 05

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