What color is #BFA900?

#BFA900 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA900?

The RGB value is 191, 169, 0: 191 red, 169 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA900?

The complementary color is #0016BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA900?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA900 color

#BFA900 rgb(191, 169, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BFA900 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 66.3% green and 0% blue (191, 169, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#BFA900 color codes

HEX	`#BFA900`
RGB	`rgb(191, 169, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 66.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.08, -6.05, 71.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.08, 71.97, 94.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.676, 39.454, 5.736)`
Decimal	`12560640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA900, 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 #BFA900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #BFA900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa900; }
.text { color: #bfa900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 169 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa900, #76bf00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #BFA900?: #BFA900 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA900?: The RGB value is 191, 169, 0: 191 red, 169 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA900?: The complementary color is #0016BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA900?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.