Recognised as Colour
#BFBB73
- #BFBB73
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BFBB73 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 187, 115 and HSL 57°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BFBB73#BFBB73
HEX#BFBB73
RGBrgb(191, 187, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7333, 0.451
RGB percentages74.9%, 73.3%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(56.8, 37.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.8, 39.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 39.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,363
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBB73;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.57:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#40448C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7377BF
Analogous#BF9573, #9DBF73
Triadic#73BFBB, #BB73BF
Split complementary#739DBF, #9573BF
Tetradic#73BF95, #7377BF, #BF739D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G187
B115
Red191 (74.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue56.84°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G BB · B 73
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BFBB73 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 829.748 g/mol
- 76 atoms
BFBB73 has a molar mass of 829.748 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 2 elements: 75 × B, 1 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass829.748 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule76
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.377829 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram7.2577948 × 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
B97.7%
F2.3%
Boron (B × 75)810.75 g/mol, 97.71%
Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.29%
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