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#BFBF2B closest to Celery

#BFBF2B is a light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Celery. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 16.9% blue (rgb(191, 191, 43)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 63% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 25% black. #BFBF2B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.70:1.

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#BFBF2B color conversion

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Variations of #BFBF2B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BFBF2B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BFBF2B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBF2B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D1BB38
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFB700
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBB919
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1BB38
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CBBC33
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CDB2A4
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C4BA76
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBBA4

#BFBF2B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#BFBF2B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.70:1 Very good#BFBF2B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBF2B in CSS

/* Celery */
.color { color: #BFBF2B; }
.background { background-color: #BFBF2B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBF2B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 191 43);
color: hsl(60 63% 46%);
color: oklch(0.780 0.158 109.6);

#BFBF2B FAQ

What color is #BFBF2B?

#BFBF2B is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Celery. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BFBF2B?

#BFBF2B is rgb(191, 191, 43) in RGB, hsl(60, 63%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 77%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBF2B?

The complementary color of #BFBF2B is #2B2BBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBF2B?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBF2B: 10.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBF2B a warm or cool color?

#BFBF2B is a warm color.