All About Color #BFA231

#BFA231

About #BFA231

#BFA231 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BFA231. In RGB it is red 191, green 162, blue 49; in HSL it is hue 48°, saturation 59%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 0%, 15%, 74%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.49:1 on white and 8.43:1 on black.

#BFA231 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBF, A2, 31
CMYK0.00%, 15.18%, 74.35%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal191, 162, 49
HSL48°, 59%, 47%
RGB Octal277, 242, 61
HSV (HSB)47.75°, 74.35%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10111111, 10100010, 110001
CIE-L*AB67.38, -1.15, 59.19
RGB Percent74.90%, 63.53%, 19.22%
CIE-L*CH67.38, 59.20, 91.12
XYZ34.96, 37.14, 8.23
CIE-L*UV67.38, 25.33, 64.51
xyY0.44, 0.46, 37.14
Hunter-Lab60.94, -4.25, 34.65
RYB33.51%, 74.90%, 19.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BFA231 on a dark background: contrast 8.43:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BFA231 on a light background: contrast 2.49:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BFA231, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BFA231 · #DAC571 · #76641E · #314DBF · #7186DA

Analogous palette

#BF314D · #BF5C31 · #BFA231 · #94BF31 · #4DBF31

Triadic palette

#BFA231 · #31BFA2 · #A231BF · #DAC571 · #71DAC5

Tetradic palette

#BFA231 · #31BF5C · #314DBF · #BF3194 · #76641E

Monochromatic palette

#453B12 · #826E21 · #BFA231 · #D7C065 · #E7D9A2

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