Recognised as Colour
#BFAD59
- #BFAD59
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BFAD59 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 173, 89 and HSL 49°, 44%, 55%. 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
#BFAD59#BFAD59
HEX#BFAD59
RGBrgb(191, 173, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6784, 0.349
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.8%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(49.4, 44.3%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 53.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 53.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,753
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAD59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#4052A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#596BBF
Analogous#BF7A59, #9EBF59
Triadic#59BFAD, #AD59BF
Split complementary#599EBF, #7A59BF
Tetradic#59BF7A, #596BBF, #BF599E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G173
B89
Red191 (74.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue49.41°
Saturation (HSL)44.35%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AD · B 59
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