#BFB231 Hex Color

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Color Name

Olive Yellow*

Hex Color Code

#BFB231

RGB Color Code

RGB(191, 178, 49)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 6.8%, 74.3%, 25.1%

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#BFB231 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BFB231?

The RGB color code for color number #BFB231 is RGB(191, 178, 49). In the RGB color model, #BFB231 has a red value of 191, a green value of 178, and a blue value of 49. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 6.8% magenta, 74.3% yellow, and 25.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 54.5° (degrees), 59.2 % saturation, and 47.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BFB231 has a hue of 54.5° (degrees), 74.3 % saturation and 74.9 % brightness/value.

Color BFB231 is cool or warm?

Color BFB231 is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #BFB231? (For interior and product design)

BFB231 has an LRV of nearly 43.1. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#BFB231

LRV 43.1

Light Color

Compare LRV 43.1 of #BFB231 with dark and light color

Is #BFB231 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BFB231 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #BFB231 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BFB231

Hex triplet: #BFB231
Red: BF
Green: B2
Blue: 31

RGBA / RGB rgb(191, 178, 49)

Red: 191 (74.9%)
Green: 178 (69.8%)
Blue: 49 (19.2%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 6.81%
Yellow: 74.35%
Key: 25.10%

HSL hsl(54.51deg, 59.2 %, 47.1 %)

Hue: 54.51°
Saturation: 59.17 %
Lightness: 47.06 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 54.51°
Saturation: 74.35 %
Brightness / Value: 74.90 %

RYB ryb(66, 160, 44)

Red: 66 (25.7%)
Yellow: 160 (62.7%)
Blue: 44 (17.2%)

HWB

Hue: 54.51°
Whiteness: 19.22 %
Blackness: 25.10 %

CMY

Cyan: 25.10%
Magenta: 30.20%
Yellow: 80.78%

XYZ

X: 37.96
Y: 43.14
Z: 9.23

YXY

Y1: 43.14
X: 0.42
Y2: 0.48

CIE-Lab

L: 71.65
A: -9.58
B: 63.26

CIE-Lch

L: 71.65
C: 63.98
H: 98.61

CIE-Luv

L: 71.65
U: 14.16
V: 71.16

Hunter-Lab

L: 65.68
A: -11.77
B: 37.64

Other

LRV: ~ 43.1 %
Munsell Color System: 9.5Y 7.0/8.9

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #BFB231

These are the named colors closest to hex BFB231, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C2B709 Color Olive Yellow

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

#CFB53B Color Old Gold

96.09% match | ΔE 3.91

#B5A642 Color Brass

95.51% match | ΔE 4.49

#C5B358 Color Vegas Gold

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BFB231.

#BBB323 Color PANTONE 7765 C

98.34% match | ΔE 1.66

#BFB000 Color PANTONE 10111 C

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

#B4A91F Color PANTONE 7766 C

97.22% match | ΔE 2.78

#C4B200 Color PANTONE 7759 C

97.07% match | ΔE 2.93

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BFB231.

#B8AF23 Color PANTONE 15-0548 TCX - Citronelle

98.34% match | ΔE 1.66

#C7B63C Color PANTONE 15-0646 TCX - Warm Olive

98.20% match | ΔE 1.80

#CCB932 Color PANTONE 15-0635 TCX - Snake Eye

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#CDB127 Color PANTONE 16-0838 TCX - Mango Mint

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BFB231.

#B5AC31 Color RAL 100 70 60 - New Green

97.74% match | ΔE 2.26

#BEA932 Color RAL 095 70 60 - Papaya Yellow Green

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#B6AC4B Color RAL 100 70 50 - Dill Green

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

#C3AA00 Color RAL 095 70 70 - Bronze Green

95.74% match | ΔE 4.26

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BFB231.

#C8C83E Color BS 12-E-51 - Citrine

93.83% match | ΔE 6.17

#E2C95C Color BS 10-C-33 - Pollen

92.32% match | ΔE 7.68

Paint color for Hex #BFB231

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BFB231 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BFB231 once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BFB231 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BFB231 to Dunn-Edwards

#C1B23E Color Pesto (DE 5474)

98.62% match | ΔE 1.38

#CEB736 Color Yellow Stone (DE 5467)

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

#BBA528 Color Pickle Juice (DE 5468)

95.87% match | ΔE 4.13

#AEA132 Color Martian (DE 5475)

94.83% match | ΔE 5.17

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BFB231 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BFB231 to Sherwin Williams

#C6B836 Color Humorous Green (SW 6918)

98.30% match | ΔE 1.70

#C4B146 Color Hep Green (SW 6704)

97.18% match | ΔE 2.82

#CEBC55 Color Limón Fresco (SW 9030)

95.59% match | ΔE 4.41

#B4B05A Color Parakeet (SW 6711)

93.87% match | ΔE 6.13

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BFB231 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BFB231 to Benjamin Moore

#C1B400 Color Chartreuse (2024-10)

97.32% match | ΔE 2.68

#CDBC47 Color Bright Gold (371)

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#CCBB0E Color Eve Green (2024-20)

96.07% match | ΔE 3.93

#D2C13D Color Citrus Burst (364)

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

Behr

Hex color BFB231 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BFB231 to Behr

#B2AC31 Color Green Neon (P340-6)

97.13% match | ΔE 2.87

#C4AA27 Color Citronette (HDC-MD-03)

96.03% match | ΔE 3.97

#BFA940 Color Margarita (P330-6)

95.91% match | ΔE 4.09

#CCC14D Color Anime (P340-5)

95.75% match | ΔE 4.25

Valspar

Hex color BFB231 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BFB231 to Valspar

#BCA62A Color Verde (8001-26F)

96.09% match | ΔE 3.91

#B1B323 Color Asparagus (6008-8C)

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

#C6C13B Color Parsley Sprig (6008-8B)

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

#BFA303 Color La Vida (8001-25F)

94.31% match | ΔE 5.69

PPG Paints

Hex color BFB231 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BFB231 to PPG Paints

#BEB755 Color Parachute (PPG1218-5)

95.72% match | ΔE 4.28

#CEB02A Color Grass Daisy (PPG1215-6)

95.29% match | ΔE 4.71

#AAAC32 Color Willow Herb (PPG17-26)

95.18% match | ΔE 4.82

#B8A02A Color Pollination (PPG1215-7)

94.33% match | ΔE 5.67

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BFB231 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BFB231 to Farrow & Ball

#C1C365 Color Acid Drop (9908)

92.51% match | ΔE 7.49

#DACB7B Color Citrona (CC3)

90.50% match | ΔE 9.50

#E0BE6E Color Corngold (9915)

89.78% match | ΔE 10.22

#E8C266 Color Babouche (223)

89.68% match | ΔE 10.32

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BFB231 color palettes and scheme combination

454112

6E661C

968C27

BFB231

D2C651

DDD479

E7E1A2

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

BF313E

BF6B31

BFB231

85BF31

3EBF31

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

BFB231

31BFB2

B231BF

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

BFB231

31BF6B

313EBF

BF3185

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

BFB231

C5B945

CBC15A

D2C96E

D8D083

DFD898

E5E0AC

EBE7C1

F2EFD5

F8F7EA

FFFFFF

Olive Yellow* - #BFB231 Tints

BFB231

ABA02C

988E27

857C22

726A1D

5F5918

4C4713

39350E

262309

131104

000000

Olive Yellow* - #BFB231 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BFB231

Olive Yellow*

#313EBF

Persian Blue*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #BFB231?

Color that best contrast with #BFB231 is #313EBF, color name is Persian Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.