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Recognised as Colour

#BFD15D

  • #BFD15D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#BFD15D is a yellow with RGB values 191, 209, 93 and HSL 69°, 56%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#BFD15D#BFD15D
HEX#BFD15D
RGBrgb(191, 209, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8196, 0.3647
RGB percentages74.9%, 82%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(69.3, 55.8%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.3, 55.5%, 82%)
CMYK8.6%, 0%, 55.5%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,570,973
CSS custom property--colour: #BFD15D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#402EA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#DEC751no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC864no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C9C7B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 19.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6F5DD1
Analogous#D1A95D, #85D15D
Triadic#5DBFD1, #D15DBF
Split complementary#5D85D1, #A95DD1
Tetradic#5DD1A9, #6F5DD1, #D15D85

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FEFEFC
Lighter +30%#EEF3D4
Lighter +20%#DEE8AC
Lighter +10%#CFDC85
Darker −10%#AEC338
Darker −20%#8A9C2C
Darker −30%#677421
Darker −40%#444C16
More saturated +25%#D1EB43
Less saturated −25%#ADB777

Channel breakdown

R191
G209
B93
Red191 (74.9%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue69.31°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G D1 · B 5D

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