Recognised as Colour
#BFB002
- #BFB002
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BFB002 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 176, 2 and HSL 55°, 98%, 38%. 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
#BFB002#BFB002
HEX#BFB002
RGBrgb(191, 176, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6902, 0.0078
RGB percentages74.9%, 69%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(55.2, 97.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.2, 99%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 99%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,434
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB002;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#404FFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0211BF
Analogous#BF5202, #6FBF02
Triadic#02BFB0, #B002BF
Split complementary#0270BF, #5102BF
Tetradic#02BF51, #0211BF, #BF0270
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G176
B2
Red191 (74.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue55.24°
Saturation (HSL)97.93%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G B0 · B 02
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