Recognised as Colour
#BFA856
- #BFA856
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BFA856 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 168, 86 and HSL 47°, 45%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BFA856#BFA856
HEX#BFA856
RGBrgb(191, 168, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6588, 0.3373
RGB percentages74.9%, 65.9%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(46.9, 45.1%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.9, 55%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 12%, 55%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,470
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA856;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#4057A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#566DBF
Analogous#BF7356, #A1BF56
Triadic#56BFA8, #A856BF
Split complementary#56A2BF, #7456BF
Tetradic#56BF74, #566DBF, #BF56A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G168
B86
Red191 (74.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue46.86°
Saturation (HSL)45.06%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A8 · B 56
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