All About Color #BFB540

#BFB540

About #BFB540

#BFB540 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BFB540. In RGB it is red 191, green 181, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 55°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 5%, 66%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.12:1 on white and 9.90:1 on black.

#BFB540 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBF, B5, 40
CMYK0.00%, 5.24%, 66.49%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal191, 181, 64
HSL55°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal277, 265, 100
HSV (HSB)55.28°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10111111, 10110101, 1000000
CIE-L*AB72.56, -10.37, 58.46
RGB Percent74.90%, 70.98%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH72.56, 59.37, 100.06
XYZ38.94, 44.49, 11.39
CIE-L*UV72.56, 11.78, 68.34
xyY0.41, 0.47, 44.49
Hunter-Lab66.70, -12.54, 36.57
RYB29.35%, 74.90%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BFB540 on a dark background: contrast 9.90:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BFB540 on a light background: contrast 2.12:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BFB540, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BFB540. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BFB540 · #D6CF85 · #7A7429 · #404ABF · #858BD6

Analogous palette

#BF404A · #BF7540 · #BFB540 · #8ABF40 · #4ABF40

Triadic palette

#BFB540 · #40BFB5 · #B540BF · #D6CF85 · #85D6CF

Tetradic palette

#BFB540 · #40BF75 · #404ABF · #BF408A · #7A7429

Monochromatic palette

#4D4819 · #867E2D · #BFB540 · #D2CB79 · #E6E1B3

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