Colour
#BFAE62
- #BFAE62
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BFAE62 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 174, 98 and HSL 49°, 42%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BFAE62#BFAE62
HEX#BFAE62
RGBrgb(191, 174, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6824, 0.3843
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.2%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(49, 42.1%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 48.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 48.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,018
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAE62;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#40519D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6273BF
Analogous#BF8062, #A2BF62
Triadic#62BFAE, #AE62BF
Split complementary#62A2BF, #7F62BF
Tetradic#62BF7F, #6273BF, #BF62A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G174
B98
Red191 (74.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue49.03°
Saturation (HSL)42.08%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AE · B 62
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