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Recognised as Colour

#BFAA31

  • #BFAA31
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BFAA31 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 170, 49 and HSL 51°, 59%, 47%. 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

#BFAA31#BFAA31
HEX#BFAA31
RGBrgb(191, 170, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6667, 0.1922
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.7%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(51.1, 59.2%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 74.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 74.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,945
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAA31;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#4055CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBA51Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AD39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CE9D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.5Olive · ΔE 19.7Dark khaki · ΔE 22.5Khaki · ΔE 26.7Olivedrab · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3146BF
Analogous#BF6331, #8DBF31
Triadic#31BFAA, #AA31BF
Split complementary#318DBF, #6331BF
Tetradic#31BF63, #3146BF, #BF318D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2ECCA
Lighter +30%#E7DDA2
Lighter +20%#DDCE79
Lighter +10%#D2BF51
Darker −10%#968627
Darker −20%#6E621C
Darker −30%#453E12
Darker −40%#1D1907
More saturated +25%#DDBF13
Less saturated −25%#A1954F

Channel breakdown

R191
G170
B49
Red191 (74.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue51.13°
Saturation (HSL)59.17%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AA · B 31

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