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Recognised as Colour

#BFA926

  • #BFA926
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BFA926 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 169, 38 and HSL 51°, 67%, 45%. 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

#BFA926#BFA926
HEX#BFA926
RGBrgb(191, 169, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6627, 0.149
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.3%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(51.4, 66.8%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 80.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 80.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,678
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA926;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#4056D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AC30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CE9C91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.2Olive · ΔE 20.5Dark khaki · ΔE 25.9Gold · ΔE 28.9Khaki · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#263CBF
Analogous#BF5D26, #89BF26
Triadic#26BFA9, #A926BF
Split complementary#2689BF, #5C26BF
Tetradic#26BF5D, #263CBF, #BF2689

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EBBF
Lighter +30%#EADD94
Lighter +20%#E1D06A
Lighter +10%#D9C33F
Darker −10%#94831E
Darker −20%#6A5E15
Darker −30%#3F380D
Darker −40%#151204
More saturated +25%#DCBD09
Less saturated −25%#A29543

Channel breakdown

R191
G169
B38
Red191 (74.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue51.37°
Saturation (HSL)66.81%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A9 · B 26

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