Recognised as Colour

#BFC389

#BFC389
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BFC389 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 195, 137 and HSL 64°, 33%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BFC389#BFC389

HEX#BFC389

RGBrgb(191, 195, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7647, 0.5373

RGB percentages74.9%, 76.5%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(64.1, 32.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(64.1, 29.7%, 76.5%)

CMYK2.1%, 0%, 29.7%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,567,433

CSS custom property--colour: #BFC389;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#403C76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCBE85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCC08Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C6BCB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.5 Tan · ΔE 16.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.7 Burlywood · ΔE 17.8 Wheat · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8D89C3

Analogous#C3AA89, #A2C389

Triadic#89BFC3, #C389BF

Split complementary#89A2C3, #AA89C3

Tetradic#89C3AA, #8D89C3, #C389A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F7EE

Lighter +20%#E4E5CD

Lighter +10%#D1D4AB

Darker −10%#ADB267

Darker −20%#93984E

Darker −30%#73773C

Darker −40%#52552B

More saturated +25%#D2D973

Less saturated −25%#ACAD9F

Channel breakdown

R191

G195

B137

Red191 (74.9%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue64.14°

Saturation (HSL)32.58%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BF · G C3 · B 89

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BFC389 (chemical formula)

Formula
4,702.087 g/mol
391 atoms

BFC389 has a molar mass of 4,702.087 g/mol, made up of 391 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × F, 389 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,702.087 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule391

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.8079992 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.2807378 × 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

B0.2%

F0.4%

C99.4%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.23%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.404%

Carbon (C × 389)4,672.279 g/mol, 99.366%

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