#bfad59

Color #bfad59

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 7.71 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bfad59

RGB

rgb(191, 173, 89)

HSL

hsl(49.4, 44.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.4, 53.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 53.4%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(70.65, -4.41, 45.02)

LCH

lch(70.65, 45.24, 95.59)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.107, 97.46)

HWB

hwb(49.4, 34.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#596bbf

Analogous

#bf7a59

#bfad59

#9ebf59

Triadic

#bfad59

#59bfad

#ad59bf

Split-complementary

#bfad59

#599ebf

#7a59bf

Tetradic

#bfad59

#6bbf59

#596bbf

#ad59bf

Square

#bfad59

#59bf7a

#596bbf

#bf599e

Shades

Color #bfad59 mixed toward black.

#a89641

#877834

#655a27

#433c1a

#221e0d

Tints

Color #bfad59 mixed toward white.

#cabb75

#d4c890

#dfd6ac

#eae4c8

#f4f1e3

Tones

Color #bfad59 mixed toward gray.

#b6a762

#aea26a

#a59c73

#9d977b

#949184

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b775 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#b9ba7a · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#be8689 · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 22.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bfad59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfad59]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bfad59 (#bfad59) is rgb(191, 173, 89) in RGB.

No, #bfad59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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