Recognised as Colour
#BFA911
- #BFA911
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BFA911 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 169, 17 and HSL 52°, 84%, 41%. 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
#BFA911#BFA911
HEX#BFA911
RGBrgb(191, 169, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6627, 0.0667
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.3%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(52.4, 83.7%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 91.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 91.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,657
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA911;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4056EE
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 text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1127BF
Analogous#BF5211, #7EBF11
Triadic#11BFA9, #A911BF
Split complementary#117EBF, #5211BF
Tetradic#11BF52, #1127BF, #BF117E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G169
B17
Red191 (74.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue52.41°
Saturation (HSL)83.65%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A9 · B 11
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