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Recognised as Colour

#BFAD44

  • #BFAD44
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BFAD44 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 173, 68 and HSL 51°, 49%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BFAD44#BFAD44
HEX#BFAD44
RGBrgb(191, 173, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6784, 0.2667
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.8%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(51.2, 49%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 64.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 64.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,732
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAD44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4052BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA837no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2AF4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#CDA197no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 15.8Olive · ΔE 20Goldenrod · ΔE 20.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.1Khaki · ΔE 22.3Olivedrab · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4456BF
Analogous#BF7044, #93BF44
Triadic#44BFAD, #AD44BF
Split complementary#4493BF, #7044BF
Tetradic#44BF70, #4456BF, #BF4493

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F0DC
Lighter +30%#E6DFB6
Lighter +20%#D9CE90
Lighter +10%#CCBE6A
Darker −10%#9B8C35
Darker −20%#756A28
Darker −30%#4F471B
Darker −40%#29250E
More saturated +25%#DEC325
Less saturated −25%#A09763

Channel breakdown

R191
G173
B68
Red191 (74.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue51.22°
Saturation (HSL)49%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AD · B 44

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