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Recognised as Colour

#BFAD31

  • #BFAD31
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BFAD31 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 173, 49 and HSL 52°, 59%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BFAD31#BFAD31
HEX#BFAD31
RGBrgb(191, 173, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6784, 0.1922
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.8%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(52.4, 59.2%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 74.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 74.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,713
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAD31;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#4052CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEA81Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3AF39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CEA095no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.9Olive · ΔE 20.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.2Dark khaki · ΔE 23Khaki · ΔE 26.3Olivedrab · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3143BF
Analogous#BF6631, #8ABF31
Triadic#31BFAD, #AD31BF
Split complementary#318ABF, #6631BF
Tetradic#31BF66, #3143BF, #BF318A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EDCA
Lighter +30%#E7DEA2
Lighter +20%#DDD079
Lighter +10%#D2C251
Darker −10%#968827
Darker −20%#6E631C
Darker −30%#453F12
Darker −40%#1D1A07
More saturated +25%#DDC313
Less saturated −25%#A1974F

Channel breakdown

R191
G173
B49
Red191 (74.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue52.39°
Saturation (HSL)59.17%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AD · B 31

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