Recognised as Colour
#BFAD5A
- #BFAD5A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BFAD5A is a yellow with RGB values 191, 173, 90 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
#BFAD5A#BFAD5A
HEX#BFAD5A
RGBrgb(191, 173, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6784, 0.3529
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.8%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(49.3, 44.1%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 52.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 52.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,754
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAD5A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 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#4052A5
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#5A6CBF
Analogous#BF7B5A, #9FBF5A
Triadic#5ABFAD, #AD5ABF
Split complementary#5A9FBF, #7A5ABF
Tetradic#5ABF7B, #5A6CBF, #BF5A9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G173
B90
Red191 (74.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue49.31°
Saturation (HSL)44.1%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AD · B 5A
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