Recognised as Colour
#BFAF23
- #BFAF23
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BFAF23 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 175, 35 and HSL 54°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BFAF23#BFAF23
HEX#BFAF23
RGBrgb(191, 175, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6863, 0.1373
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.6%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(53.8, 69%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.8, 81.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 81.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,211
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAF23;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#4050DC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2333BF
Analogous#BF6123, #81BF23
Triadic#23BFAF, #AF23BF
Split complementary#2381BF, #6123BF
Tetradic#23BF61, #2333BF, #BF2381
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G175
B35
Red191 (74.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue53.85°
Saturation (HSL)69.03%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AF · B 23
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