Colour
#BFA908
- #BFA908
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BFA908 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 169, 8 and HSL 53°, 92%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BFA908#BFA908
HEX#BFA908
RGBrgb(191, 169, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6627, 0.0314
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.3%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(52.8, 92%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 95.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 95.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,648
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA908;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4056F7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#081EBF
Analogous#BF4E08, #79BF08
Triadic#08BFA9, #A908BF
Split complementary#0879BF, #4E08BF
Tetradic#08BF4E, #081EBF, #BF0879
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G169
B8
Red191 (74.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue52.79°
Saturation (HSL)91.96%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A9 · B 08
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