Recognised as Colour

#BFC988

#BFC988
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BFC988 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 201, 136 and HSL 69°, 38%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BFC988#BFC988

HEX#BFC988

RGBrgb(191, 201, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7882, 0.5333

RGB percentages74.9%, 78.8%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(69.2, 37.6%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.2, 32.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK5%, 0%, 32.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,568,968

CSS custom property--colour: #BFC988;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.93:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#403677

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2C384no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1C48Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#C6C2B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18 Khaki · ΔE 18.4 Wheat · ΔE 20 Tan · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9288C9

Analogous#C9B388, #9FC988

Triadic#88BFC9, #C988BF

Split complementary#889EC9, #B388C9

Tetradic#88C9B3, #9288C9, #C9889E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F9F1

Lighter +20%#E5E9CE

Lighter +10%#D2D9AB

Darker −10%#ACB965

Darker −20%#94A249

Darker −30%#747F39

Darker −40%#545B2A

More saturated +25%#CEDF72

Less saturated −25%#B0B39E

Channel breakdown

R191

G201

B136

Red191 (74.9%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue69.23°

Saturation (HSL)37.57%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BF · G C9 · B 88

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BFC988 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,896.676 g/mol
990 atoms

BFC988 has a molar mass of 11,896.676 g/mol, made up of 990 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × F, 988 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,896.676 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule990

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9754895 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.0620365 × 10^19

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

B0.1%

F0.2%

C99.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.091%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.16%

Carbon (C × 988)11,866.868 g/mol, 99.749%

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