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Recognised as Colour

#BFAF3B

  • #BFAF3B
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BFAF3B is a yellow with RGB values 191, 175, 59 and HSL 53°, 53%, 49%. 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

#BFAF3B#BFAF3B
HEX#BFAF3B
RGBrgb(191, 175, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6863, 0.2314
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.6%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(52.7, 52.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 69.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 69.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,235
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAF3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#4050C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFAA2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B042no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CDA398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 18.9Dark khaki · ΔE 19.7Olive · ΔE 19.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.3Khaki · ΔE 23.9Olivedrab · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 18.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B4BBF
Analogous#BF6D3B, #8DBF3B
Triadic#3BBFAF, #AF3BBF
Split complementary#3B8DBF, #6D3BBF
Tetradic#3BBF6D, #3B4BBF, #BF3B8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EED4
Lighter +30%#E6DFAD
Lighter +20%#DAD086
Lighter +10%#CEC05F
Darker −10%#988B2F
Darker −20%#716823
Darker −30%#4A4417
Darker −40%#23200B
More saturated +25%#DEC71C
Less saturated −25%#A0975A

Channel breakdown

R191
G175
B59
Red191 (74.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue52.73°
Saturation (HSL)52.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AF · B 3B

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