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Colour

#BFA91B

  • #BFA91B
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BFA91B is a yellow with RGB values 191, 169, 27 and HSL 52°, 75%, 43%. 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

#BFA91B#BFA91B
HEX#BFA91B
RGBrgb(191, 169, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6627, 0.1059
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.3%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(52, 75.2%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 85.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 85.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,667
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA91B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4056E4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBA400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AC28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CF9B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19Olive · ΔE 21.7Gold · ΔE 26.7Dark khaki · ΔE 28.7Khaki · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1B31BF
Analogous#BF571B, #83BF1B
Triadic#1BBFA9, #A91BBF
Split complementary#1B83BF, #571BBF
Tetradic#1BBF57, #1B31BF, #BF1B83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EBB2
Lighter +30%#EEE085
Lighter +20%#E7D459
Lighter +10%#E1C92C
Darker −10%#928115
Darker −20%#665A0E
Darker −30%#393208
Darker −40%#0C0B02
More saturated +25%#DABD00
Less saturated −25%#A49536

Channel breakdown

R191
G169
B27
Red191 (74.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue51.95°
Saturation (HSL)75.23%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A9 · B 1B

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