Recognised as Colour
#BFA81B
- #BFA81B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BFA81B is a yellow with RGB values 191, 168, 27 and HSL 52°, 75%, 43%. 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
#BFA81B#BFA81B
HEX#BFA81B
RGBrgb(191, 168, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6588, 0.1059
RGB percentages74.9%, 65.9%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(51.6, 75.2%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 85.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 12%, 85.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,411
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA81B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4057E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B32BF
Analogous#BF561B, #84BF1B
Triadic#1BBFA8, #A81BBF
Split complementary#1B84BF, #561BBF
Tetradic#1BBF56, #1B32BF, #BF1B84
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G168
B27
Red191 (74.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue51.59°
Saturation (HSL)75.23%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A8 · B 1B
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