All About Color #BFAE40

#BFAE40

About #BFAE40

#BFAE40 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BFAE40. In RGB it is red 191, green 174, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 52°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 9%, 66%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.25:1 on white and 9.34:1 on black.

#BFAE40 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBF, AE, 40
CMYK0.00%, 8.90%, 66.49%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal191, 174, 64
HSL52°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal277, 256, 100
HSV (HSB)51.97°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10111111, 10101110, 1000000
CIE-L*AB70.68, -6.73, 56.51
RGB Percent74.90%, 68.24%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH70.68, 56.91, 96.79
XYZ37.55, 41.72, 10.92
CIE-L*UV70.68, 16.47, 65.30
xyY0.42, 0.46, 41.72
Hunter-Lab64.59, -9.27, 35.19
RYB32.80%, 74.90%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BFAE40 on a dark background: contrast 9.34:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BFAE40 on a light background: contrast 2.25:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BFAE40, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BFAE40. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BFAE40 · #D6CB85 · #7A7029 · #4051BF · #858FD6

Analogous palette

#BF4051 · #BF6F40 · #BFAE40 · #90BF40 · #51BF40

Triadic palette

#BFAE40 · #40BFAE · #AE40BF · #D6CB85 · #85D6CB

Tetradic palette

#BFAE40 · #40BF6F · #4051BF · #BF4090 · #7A7029

Monochromatic palette

#4D4619 · #867A2D · #BFAE40 · #D2C679 · #E6DFB3

Generate more palettes containing #BFAE40 · Browse all color names

Discover more color profiles with the Muzli extension

Experience design inspiration like never before with Muzli. Loved by 800k+ designers worldwide, Muzli is the leading go-to browser extension for creative professionals.

Install now and let the magic begin.

Get Muzli