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Recognised as Colour

#BFCA05

  • #BFCA05
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BFCA05 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 202, 5 and HSL 63°, 95%, 41%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BFCA05#BFCA05
HEX#BFCA05
RGBrgb(191, 202, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7922, 0.0196
RGB percentages74.9%, 79.2%, 2%
HSLhsl(63.4, 95.2%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.4, 97.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK5.4%, 0%, 97.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,569,093
CSS custom property--colour: #BFCA05;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#4035FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC327no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CDBDACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19Gold · ΔE 24.5Yellow · ΔE 25.4Green yellow · ΔE 33.1Goldenrod · ΔE 33.3Olive · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1005CA
Analogous#CA7205, #5DCA05
Triadic#05BFCA, #CA05BF
Split complementary#055DCA, #7205CA
Tetradic#05CA72, #1005CA, #CA055D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FD9E
Lighter +30%#F3FB6D
Lighter +20%#EFFA3B
Lighter +10%#ECF909
Darker −10%#909804
Darker −20%#616603
Darker −30%#323501
Darker −40%#030300
More saturated +25%#C3CF00
Less saturated −25%#A8B01F

Channel breakdown

R191
G202
B5
Red191 (74.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue63.35°
Saturation (HSL)95.17%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G CA · B 05

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