Colour
#BFBFAD
- #BFBFAD
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BFBFAD is a yellow with RGB values 191, 191, 173 and HSL 60°, 12%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BFBFAD#BFBFAD
HEX#BFBFAD
RGBrgb(191, 191, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.749, 0.6784
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(60, 12.3%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 9.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 9.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,566,445
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBFAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.27:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#404052
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADADBF
Analogous#BFB6AD, #B6BFAD
Triadic#ADBFBF, #BFADBF
Split complementary#ADB6BF, #B6ADBF
Tetradic#ADBFB6, #ADADBF, #BFADB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G191
B173
Red191 (74.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)12.33%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BF · G BF · B AD
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