Colour
#BFBFA7
- #BFBFA7
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BFBFA7 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 191, 167 and HSL 60°, 16%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BFBFA7#BFBFA7
HEX#BFBFA7
RGBrgb(191, 191, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.749, 0.6549
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.9%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(60, 15.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 12.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 12.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,566,439
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBFA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#404058
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7A7BF
Analogous#BFB3A7, #B3BFA7
Triadic#A7BFBF, #BFA7BF
Split complementary#A7B3BF, #B3A7BF
Tetradic#A7BFB3, #A7A7BF, #BFA7B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G191
B167
Red191 (74.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)15.79%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BF · G BF · B A7
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