Colour

#BFB274

#BFB274
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BFB274 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 178, 116 and HSL 50°, 37%, 60%. 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

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HEX#BFB274

RGBrgb(191, 178, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.698, 0.4549

RGB percentages74.9%, 69.8%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(49.6, 36.9%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 39.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 6.8%, 39.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,563,060

CSS custom property--colour: #BFB274;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#404D8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEAF6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1B476no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CAA9A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 7.5 Burlywood · ΔE 12.8 Tan · ΔE 13.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.2 Wheat · ΔE 20.3 Navajo white · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 7.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7481BF

Analogous#BF8D74, #A6BF74

Triadic#74BFB2, #B274BF

Split complementary#74A6BF, #8D74BF

Tetradic#74BF8D, #7481BF, #BF74A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFECDD

Lighter +20%#DFD9BA

Lighter +10%#CFC597

Darker −10%#AF9F51

Darker −20%#8C7F41

Darker −30%#696031

Darker −40%#474020

More saturated +25%#D8C35B

Less saturated −25%#A6A18D

Channel breakdown

R191

G178

B116

Red191 (74.9%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue49.6°

Saturation (HSL)36.95%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G B2 · B 74

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Colour values

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