Recognised as Colour

#BFB15E

#BFB15E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BFB15E is a yellow with RGB values 191, 177, 94 and HSL 51°, 43%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#BFB15E

RGBrgb(191, 177, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6941, 0.3686

RGB percentages74.9%, 69.4%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(51.3, 43.1%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 50.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 7.3%, 50.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,562,782

CSS custom property--colour: #BFB15E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#404EA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFAD57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3B262no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#CBA79Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 5.6 Khaki · ΔE 18.8 Burlywood · ΔE 19.8 Tan · ΔE 22.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.3 Olive · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 5.57, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5E6CBF

Analogous#BF815E, #9DBF5E

Triadic#5EBFB1, #B15EBF

Split complementary#5E9DBF, #805EBF

Tetradic#5EBF81, #5E6CBF, #BF5E9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9F8F0

Lighter +30%#EBE6CB

Lighter +20%#DCD4A7

Lighter +10%#CEC382

Darker −10%#A79943

Darker −20%#837834

Darker −30%#5E5626

Darker −40%#3A3517

More saturated +25%#DBC542

Less saturated −25%#A39D7A

Channel breakdown

R191

G177

B94

Red191 (74.9%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue51.34°

Saturation (HSL)43.11%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G B1 · B 5E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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