Recognised as Colour
#BFAE1C
- #BFAE1C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BFAE1C is a yellow with RGB values 191, 174, 28 and HSL 54°, 74%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BFAE1C#BFAE1C
HEX#BFAE1C
RGBrgb(191, 174, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6824, 0.1098
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.2%, 11%
HSLhsl(53.7, 74.4%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.7, 85.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 85.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,948
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAE1C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#4051E3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C2DBF
Analogous#BF5D1C, #7EBF1C
Triadic#1CBFAE, #AE1CBF
Split complementary#1C7EBF, #5D1CBF
Tetradic#1CBF5D, #1C2DBF, #BF1C7E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G174
B28
Red191 (74.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue53.74°
Saturation (HSL)74.43%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AE · B 1C
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