Recognised as Colour

#BFB266

#BFB266
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BFB266 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 178, 102 and HSL 51°, 41%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BFB266#BFB266

HEX#BFB266

RGBrgb(191, 178, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.698, 0.4

RGB percentages74.9%, 69.8%, 40%

HSLhsl(51.2, 41%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 46.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 6.8%, 46.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,563,046

CSS custom property--colour: #BFB266;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#404D99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFAE60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3B369no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CBA8A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 3.3 Burlywood · ΔE 17.2 Khaki · ΔE 19 Tan · ΔE 19.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.2 Navajo white · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 3.35, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6673BF

Analogous#BF8566, #A0BF66

Triadic#66BFB2, #B266BF

Split complementary#669FBF, #8666BF

Tetradic#66BF85, #6673BF, #BF669F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFAF6

Lighter +30%#ECE8D2

Lighter +20%#DDD6AE

Lighter +10%#CEC48A

Darker −10%#AB9C47

Darker −20%#877B38

Darker −30%#635A29

Darker −40%#3F391A

More saturated +25%#DAC54B

Less saturated −25%#A49F81

Channel breakdown

R191

G178

B102

Red191 (74.9%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue51.24°

Saturation (HSL)41.01%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G B2 · B 66

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BFB266 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,905.268 g/mol
268 atoms

BFB266 has a molar mass of 2,905.268 g/mol, made up of 268 atoms across 2 elements: 267 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,905.268 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule268

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.824311 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.0728349 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B99.3%

F0.7%

Boron (B × 267)2,886.27 g/mol, 99.346%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.654%

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