Colour
#BFBD1A
- #BFBD1A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#BFBD1A is a yellow with RGB values 191, 189, 26 and HSL 59°, 76%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#BFBD1A#BFBD1A
HEX#BFBD1A
RGBrgb(191, 189, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7412, 0.102
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.1%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(59.3, 76%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.3, 86.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 1%, 86.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,786
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBD1A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#4042E5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A1CBF
Analogous#BF6A1A, #6FBF1A
Triadic#1ABFBD, #BD1ABF
Split complementary#1A6FBF, #6A1ABF
Tetradic#1ABF6A, #1A1CBF, #BF1A6F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G189
B26
Red191 (74.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue59.27°
Saturation (HSL)76.04%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G BD · B 1A
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