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Recognised as Colour

#BFAB26

  • #BFAB26
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BFAB26 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 171, 38 and HSL 52°, 67%, 45%. 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

#BFAB26#BFAB26
HEX#BFAB26
RGBrgb(191, 171, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.149
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(52.2, 66.8%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 80.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 80.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,190
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAB26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#4054D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2AE30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CE9E93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 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 text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.5Olive · ΔE 20.8Dark khaki · ΔE 26.1Gold · ΔE 28.3Khaki · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#263ABF
Analogous#BF5E26, #87BF26
Triadic#26BFAB, #AB26BF
Split complementary#2687BF, #5E26BF
Tetradic#26BF5E, #263ABF, #BF2687

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EBBF
Lighter +30%#EADF94
Lighter +20%#E1D26A
Lighter +10%#D9C53F
Darker −10%#94851E
Darker −20%#6A5F15
Darker −30%#3F390D
Darker −40%#151304
More saturated +25%#DCC009
Less saturated −25%#A29643

Channel breakdown

R191
G171
B38
Red191 (74.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue52.16°
Saturation (HSL)66.81%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B 26

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