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Recognised as Colour

#BFAA22

  • #BFAA22
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BFAA22 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 170, 34 and HSL 52°, 70%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BFAA22#BFAA22
HEX#BFAA22
RGBrgb(191, 170, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6667, 0.1333
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.7%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(52, 69.8%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 82.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 82.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,930
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAA22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#4055DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBA500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AD2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CE9D91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.1Olive · ΔE 21.1Dark khaki · ΔE 27.1Gold · ΔE 27.8Khaki · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2237BF
Analogous#BF5C22, #85BF22
Triadic#22BFAA, #AA22BF
Split complementary#2285BF, #5C22BF
Tetradic#22BF5C, #2237BF, #BF2285

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3EBBA
Lighter +30%#EBDF8F
Lighter +20%#E3D264
Lighter +10%#DCC638
Darker −10%#94831A
Darker −20%#685D13
Darker −30%#3D360B
Darker −40%#121003
More saturated +25%#DBBF06
Less saturated −25%#A3953E

Channel breakdown

R191
G170
B34
Red191 (74.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue51.97°
Saturation (HSL)69.78%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AA · B 22

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