Colour

#BFAB1D

#BFAB1D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BFAB1D is a yellow with RGB values 191, 171, 29 and HSL 53°, 74%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BFAB1D#BFAB1D

HEX#BFAB1D

RGBrgb(191, 171, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.1137

RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(52.6, 73.6%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 84.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 84.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,561,181

CSS custom property--colour: #BFAB1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40291WCAG 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 9.06:1

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

Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#4054E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2AD2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#CF9E92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 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 text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.1 Olive · ΔE 21.8 Gold · ΔE 26.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.5 Khaki · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D31BF

Analogous#BF5A1D, #82BF1D

Triadic#1DBFAB, #AB1DBF

Split complementary#1D82BF, #5A1DBF

Tetradic#1DBF5A, #1D31BF, #BF1D82

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4ECB4

Lighter +30%#EDE088

Lighter +20%#E6D55C

Lighter +10%#DFCA30

Darker −10%#938316

Darker −20%#665C10

Darker −30%#3A3409

Darker −40%#0E0C02

More saturated +25%#DBC002

Less saturated −25%#A39639

Channel breakdown

R191

G171

B29

Red191 (74.9%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue52.59°

Saturation (HSL)73.64%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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