Colour

#BFC517

#BFC517
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BFC517 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 197, 23 and HSL 62°, 79%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BFC517#BFC517

HEX#BFC517

RGBrgb(191, 197, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7725, 0.0902

RGB percentages74.9%, 77.3%, 9%

HSLhsl(62.1, 79.1%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.1, 88.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK3%, 0%, 88.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,567,831

CSS custom property--colour: #BFC517;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#403AE8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5BB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6BF2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CDB8A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.6 Gold · ΔE 24.3 Yellow · ΔE 28.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.7 Olive · ΔE 31.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D17C5

Analogous#C57417, #68C517

Triadic#17BFC5, #C517BF

Split complementary#1768C5, #7417C5

Tetradic#17C574, #1D17C5, #C51768

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F6B2

Lighter +30%#EDF184

Lighter +20%#E6EB57

Lighter +10%#DFE629

Darker −10%#939712

Darker −20%#666A0C

Darker −30%#3A3C07

Darker −40%#0E0E02

More saturated +25%#D4DC00

Less saturated −25%#A5AA33

Channel breakdown

R191

G197

B23

Red191 (74.9%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue62.07°

Saturation (HSL)79.09%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BF · G C5 · B 17

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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