Recognised as Colour
#BFB059
- #BFB059
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BFB059 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 176, 89 and HSL 51°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BFB059#BFB059
HEX#BFB059
RGBrgb(191, 176, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6902, 0.349
RGB percentages74.9%, 69%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(51.2, 44.3%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 53.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 53.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,521
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB059;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#404FA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5968BF
Analogous#BF7D59, #9BBF59
Triadic#59BFB0, #B059BF
Split complementary#599BBF, #7D59BF
Tetradic#59BF7D, #5968BF, #BF599B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G176
B89
Red191 (74.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue51.18°
Saturation (HSL)44.35%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G B0 · B 59
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