What color is #BFAC05?

#BFAC05 is a vivid yellow known as Muddy Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Muddy Yellow?

The RGB value is 191, 172, 5: 191 red, 172 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Muddy Yellow?

The complementary color is #0518BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAC05?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Muddy Yellow color: hex code #BFAC05

#BFAC05 rgb(191, 172, 5)

Shades of yellow

Muddy Yellow has the hex code #BFAC05. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.5% green and 2% blue (191, 172, 5).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 95% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 97% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05) color codes

HEX	`#BFAC05`
RGB	`rgb(191, 172, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 67.5%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 95%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 97%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 97%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.89, -7.56, 71.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.89, 72.09, 96.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.268, 40.594, 6.069)`
Decimal	`12561413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Muddy Yellow, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BFAC05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAC05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BFAC05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfac05; }
.text { color: #bfac05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfac05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 172 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfac05, #75bf05); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #BFAC05 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BFAC05?: #BFAC05 is a vivid yellow known as Muddy Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Muddy Yellow?: The RGB value is 191, 172, 5: 191 red, 172 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Muddy Yellow?: The complementary color is #0518BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAC05?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.