Colour

#BFAA40

#BFAA40
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BFAA40 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 170, 64 and HSL 50°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BFAA40#BFAA40

HEX#BFAA40

RGBrgb(191, 170, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6667, 0.251

RGB percentages74.9%, 66.7%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(50.1, 49.8%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 66.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 11%, 66.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,560,960

CSS custom property--colour: #BFAA40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#4055BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAA633no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0AD46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#CE9E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 17.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.3 Olive · ΔE 19.6 Khaki · ΔE 23.6 Peru · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 17.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4055BF

Analogous#BF6A40, #95BF40

Triadic#40BFAA, #AA40BF

Split complementary#4095BF, #6A40BF

Tetradic#40BF6A, #4055BF, #BF4095

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2EED9

Lighter +30%#E5DDB3

Lighter +20%#D9CC8C

Lighter +10%#CCBB66

Darker −10%#998833

Darker −20%#736626

Darker −30%#4C441A

Darker −40%#26220D

More saturated +25%#DFBF20

Less saturated −25%#9F9560

Channel breakdown

R191

G170

B64

Red191 (74.9%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue50.08°

Saturation (HSL)49.8%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G AA · B 40

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Colour values

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