All About Color #BFA240

#BFA240

About #BFA240

#BFA240 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BFA240. In RGB it is red 191, green 162, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 46°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 15%, 66%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.48:1 on white and 8.46:1 on black.

#BFA240 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBF, A2, 40
CMYK0.00%, 15.18%, 66.49%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal191, 162, 64
HSL46°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal277, 242, 100
HSV (HSB)46.30°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10111111, 10100010, 1000000
CIE-L*AB67.49, -0.37, 53.16
RGB Percent74.90%, 63.53%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH67.49, 53.16, 90.40
XYZ35.33, 37.29, 10.19
CIE-L*UV67.49, 24.76, 60.06
xyY0.43, 0.45, 37.29
Hunter-Lab61.06, -3.58, 32.85
RYB39.84%, 74.90%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BFA240 on a dark background: contrast 8.46:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BFA240 on a light background: contrast 2.48:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BFA240, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BFA240 · #D6C385 · #7A6729 · #405DBF · #8598D6

Analogous palette

#BF405D · #BF6240 · #BFA240 · #9DBF40 · #5DBF40

Triadic palette

#BFA240 · #40BFA2 · #A240BF · #D6C385 · #85D6C3

Tetradic palette

#BFA240 · #40BF62 · #405DBF · #BF409D · #7A6729

Monochromatic palette

#4D4119 · #86712D · #BFA240 · #D2BE79 · #E6DAB3

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