Colour

#BFAB2E

#BFAB2E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BFAB2E is a yellow with RGB values 191, 171, 46 and HSL 52°, 61%, 46%. 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

#BFAB2E#BFAB2E

HEX#BFAB2E

RGBrgb(191, 171, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.1804

RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 18%

HSLhsl(51.7, 61.2%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 75.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 75.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,561,198

CSS custom property--colour: #BFAB2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40399WCAG 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 9.08:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#4054D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCA614no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1AE37no 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 54.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.1 Olive · ΔE 20 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.7 Khaki · ΔE 27.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E42BF

Analogous#BF622E, #8BBF2E

Triadic#2EBFAB, #AB2EBF

Split complementary#2E8BBF, #622EBF

Tetradic#2EBF62, #2E42BF, #BF2E8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2ECC7

Lighter +30%#E8DE9E

Lighter +20%#DECF75

Lighter +10%#D4C14C

Darker −10%#968624

Darker −20%#6D611A

Darker −30%#443D10

Darker −40%#1B1806

More saturated +25%#DDC010

Less saturated −25%#A1964C

Channel breakdown

R191

G171

B46

Red191 (74.9%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue51.72°

Saturation (HSL)61.18%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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