What color is #BFBF17?

#BFBF17 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Harvest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBF17?

The RGB value is 191, 191, 23: 191 red, 191 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBF17?

The complementary color is #1717BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBF17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBF17 color

#BFBF17 rgb(191, 191, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BFBF17 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 9% blue (191, 191, 23).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 79% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Golden Harvest (#CCCC11), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#BFBF17 color codes

HEX	`#BFBF17`
RGB	`rgb(191, 191, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 79%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 88%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 88%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.08, -17.03, 73.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.08, 75.11, 103.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.273, 48.401, 8.031)`
Decimal	`12566295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBF17, 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 #BFBF17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBF17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #BFBF17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbf17; }
.text { color: #bfbf17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbf17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 191 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbf17, #6bbf17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #BFBF17?: #BFBF17 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Harvest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBF17?: The RGB value is 191, 191, 23: 191 red, 191 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBF17?: The complementary color is #1717BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBF17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.