Colour
#BFAB13
- #BFAB13
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BFAB13 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 171, 19 and HSL 53°, 82%, 41%. 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
#BFAB13#BFAB13
HEX#BFAB13
RGBrgb(191, 171, 19)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.0745
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 7.5%
HSLhsl(53, 81.9%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 90.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 90.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,171
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAB13;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#4054EC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1327BF
Analogous#BF5513, #7DBF13
Triadic#13BFAB, #AB13BF
Split complementary#137DBF, #5513BF
Tetradic#13BF55, #1327BF, #BF137D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G171
B19
Red191 (74.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue19 (7.5%)
Hue53.02°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B 13
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