Colour
#BFBF53
- #BFBF53
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BFBF53 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 191, 83 and HSL 60°, 46%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BFBF53#BFBF53
HEX#BFBF53
RGBrgb(191, 191, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.749, 0.3255
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.9%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(60, 45.8%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 56.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 56.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,566,355
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBF53;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.79:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#4040AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5353BF
Analogous#BF8953, #89BF53
Triadic#53BFBF, #BF53BF
Split complementary#5389BF, #8953BF
Tetradic#53BF89, #5353BF, #BF5389
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G191
B83
Red191 (74.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)45.76%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BF · G BF · B 53
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