Recognised as Colour
#BFC52A
- #BFC52A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#BFC52A is a yellow with RGB values 191, 197, 42 and HSL 62°, 65%, 47%. 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
#BFC52A#BFC52A
HEX#BFC52A
RGBrgb(191, 197, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7725, 0.1647
RGB percentages74.9%, 77.3%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(62.3, 64.9%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.3, 78.7%, 77.3%)
CMYK3%, 0%, 78.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,567,850
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC52A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#403AD5
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 text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#302AC5
Analogous#C57D2A, #72C52A
Triadic#2ABFC5, #C52ABF
Split complementary#2A72C5, #7D2AC5
Tetradic#2AC57D, #302AC5, #C52A72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G197
B42
Red191 (74.9%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue62.32°
Saturation (HSL)64.85%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G C5 · B 2A
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