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Colour

#BFAD4C

  • #BFAD4C
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BFAD4C is a yellow with RGB values 191, 173, 76 and HSL 51°, 47%, 52%. 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

#BFAD4C#BFAD4C
HEX#BFAD4C
RGBrgb(191, 173, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6784, 0.298
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.8%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(50.6, 47.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 60.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 60.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,740
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAD4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#4052B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCA942no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AF51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CDA198no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 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 text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.6Olive · ΔE 20.9Khaki · ΔE 21Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.3Goldenrod · ΔE 22.6Burlywood · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C5EBF
Analogous#BF744C, #98BF4C
Triadic#4CBFAD, #AD4CBF
Split complementary#4C98BF, #744CBF
Tetradic#4CBF73, #4C5EBF, #BF4C97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F2E2
Lighter +30%#E7E1BD
Lighter +20%#DACF97
Lighter +10%#CCBE72
Darker −10%#9F8F39
Darker −20%#7A6D2B
Darker −30%#544C1E
Darker −40%#2E2A11
More saturated +25%#DDC22E
Less saturated −25%#A1986A

Channel breakdown

R191
G173
B76
Red191 (74.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue50.61°
Saturation (HSL)47.33%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AD · B 4C

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