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Recognised as Colour

#BFAD45

  • #BFAD45
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BFAD45 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 173, 69 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

#BFAD45#BFAD45
HEX#BFAD45
RGBrgb(191, 173, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6784, 0.2706
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.8%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(51.1, 48.8%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 63.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 63.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,733
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAD45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41393WCAG 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#4052BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA839no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2AF4Bno 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 47.4 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 15.4Olive · ΔE 20Goldenrod · ΔE 20.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.2Khaki · ΔE 22.1Olivedrab · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4557BF
Analogous#BF7045, #94BF45
Triadic#45BFAD, #AD45BF
Split complementary#4594BF, #7045BF
Tetradic#45BF70, #4557BF, #BF4594

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F0DD
Lighter +30%#E6DFB7
Lighter +20%#D9CE91
Lighter +10%#CCBE6B
Darker −10%#9B8C36
Darker −20%#766A28
Darker −30%#50481B
Darker −40%#2A260E
More saturated +25%#DEC326
Less saturated −25%#A09764

Channel breakdown

R191
G173
B69
Red191 (74.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue51.15°
Saturation (HSL)48.8%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AD · B 45

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