Recognised as Colour
#BFAF4E
- #BFAF4E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BFAF4E is a yellow with RGB values 191, 175, 78 and HSL 52°, 47%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BFAF4E#BFAF4E
HEX#BFAF4E
RGBrgb(191, 175, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6863, 0.3059
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.6%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(51.5, 46.9%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 59.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 59.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,254
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAF4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#4050B1
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 text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E5EBF
Analogous#BF774E, #96BF4E
Triadic#4EBFAF, #AF4EBF
Split complementary#4E96BF, #764EBF
Tetradic#4EBF77, #4E5EBF, #BF4E97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G175
B78
Red191 (74.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue51.5°
Saturation (HSL)46.89%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AF · B 4E
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