Colour
#BFAF5B
- #BFAF5B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BFAF5B is a yellow with RGB values 191, 175, 91 and HSL 50°, 44%, 55%. 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
#BFAF5B#BFAF5B
HEX#BFAF5B
RGBrgb(191, 175, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6863, 0.3569
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.6%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(50.4, 43.9%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 52.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 52.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,267
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAF5B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#4050A4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B6BBF
Analogous#BF7D5B, #9DBF5B
Triadic#5BBFAF, #AF5BBF
Split complementary#5B9DBF, #7D5BBF
Tetradic#5BBF7D, #5B6BBF, #BF5B9D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G175
B91
Red191 (74.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue50.4°
Saturation (HSL)43.86%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AF · B 5B
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