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Recognised as Colour

#BFD700

  • #BFD700
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BFD700 is a yellow with RGB values 191, 215, 0 and HSL 67°, 100%, 42%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BFD700#BFD700
HEX#BFD700
RGBrgb(191, 215, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8431, 0
RGB percentages74.9%, 84.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(66.7, 100%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.7, 100%, 84.3%)
CMYK11.2%, 0%, 100%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,572,416
CSS custom property--colour: #BFD700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.94:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#4028FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4CC2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CCCAB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.7Yellow · ΔE 21.9Green yellow · ΔE 25.7Gold · ΔE 28.3Lawn green · ΔE 39.7Chartreuse · ΔE 40.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1800D7
Analogous#D78400, #53D700
Triadic#00BFD7, #D700BF
Split complementary#0053D7, #8400D7
Tetradic#00D784, #1800D7, #D70053

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FFA4
Lighter +30%#EFFF71
Lighter +20%#E9FF3E
Lighter +10%#E4FF0B
Darker −10%#92A400
Darker −20%#647100
Darker −30%#373E00
Darker −40%#0A0B00
More saturated +25%#BFD700
Less saturated −25%#AABC1B

Channel breakdown

R191
G215
B0
Red191 (74.9%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue66.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G D7 · B 00

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