All About Color #BFB040

#BFB040

About #BFB040

#BFB040 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BFB040. In RGB it is red 191, green 176, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 53°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 8%, 66%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.21:1 on white and 9.50:1 on black.

#BFB040 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBF, B0, 40
CMYK0.00%, 7.85%, 66.49%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal191, 176, 64
HSL53°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal277, 260, 100
HSV (HSB)52.91°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10111111, 10110000, 1000000
CIE-L*AB71.21, -7.78, 57.07
RGB Percent74.90%, 69.02%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH71.21, 57.59, 97.76
XYZ37.94, 42.50, 11.05
CIE-L*UV71.21, 15.12, 66.17
xyY0.41, 0.46, 42.50
Hunter-Lab65.19, -10.21, 35.58
RYB31.77%, 74.90%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BFB040 on a dark background: contrast 9.50:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BFB040 on a light background: contrast 2.21:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BFB040, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BFB040. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BFB040 · #D6CD85 · #7A7129 · #404FBF · #858ED6

Analogous palette

#BF404F · #BF7140 · #BFB040 · #8EBF40 · #4FBF40

Triadic palette

#BFB040 · #40BFB0 · #B040BF · #D6CD85 · #85D6CD

Tetradic palette

#BFB040 · #40BF71 · #404FBF · #BF408E · #7A7129

Monochromatic palette

#4D4719 · #867B2D · #BFB040 · #D2C879 · #E6E0B3

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