Colour

#BFAB27

#BFAB27
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BFAB27 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 171, 39 and HSL 52°, 66%, 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

#BFAB27#BFAB27

HEX#BFAB27

RGBrgb(191, 171, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.1529

RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(52.1, 66.1%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 79.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 79.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,561,191

CSS custom property--colour: #BFAB27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.1 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#4054D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2AE31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CE9E93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 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 15.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.4 Olive · ΔE 20.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.9 Gold · ΔE 28.6 Khaki · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#273BBF

Analogous#BF5F27, #87BF27

Triadic#27BFAB, #AB27BF

Split complementary#2787BF, #5F27BF

Tetradic#27BF5F, #273BBF, #BF2787

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2ECC0

Lighter +30%#E9DE96

Lighter +20%#E1D16B

Lighter +10%#D8C441

Darker −10%#95851E

Darker −20%#6A5F16

Darker −30%#40390D

Darker −40%#161304

More saturated +25%#DCC00A

Less saturated −25%#A29644

Channel breakdown

R191

G171

B39

Red191 (74.9%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue52.11°

Saturation (HSL)66.09%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B 27

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Colour values

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