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Recognised as Colour

#BFAF26

  • #BFAF26
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BFAF26 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 175, 38 and HSL 54°, 67%, 45%. 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

#BFAF26#BFAF26
HEX#BFAF26
RGBrgb(191, 175, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6863, 0.149
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.6%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(53.7, 66.8%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.7, 80.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 80.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,214
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAF26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41876WCAG 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 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4050D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B031no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CEA296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.2Olive · ΔE 21.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.9Dark khaki · ΔE 26.8Gold · ΔE 27.4Khaki · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2636BF
Analogous#BF6326, #82BF26
Triadic#26BFAF, #AF26BF
Split complementary#2682BF, #6326BF
Tetradic#26BF63, #2636BF, #BF2682

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EDBF
Lighter +30%#EAE194
Lighter +20%#E1D56A
Lighter +10%#D9C93F
Darker −10%#94881E
Darker −20%#6A6115
Darker −30%#3F3A0D
Darker −40%#151304
More saturated +25%#DCC609
Less saturated −25%#A29843

Channel breakdown

R191
G175
B38
Red191 (74.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue53.73°
Saturation (HSL)66.81%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AF · B 26

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