#BF911D Color

#BF911D is rgb(191, 145, 29) in RGB, hsl(43, 74%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 85%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF911D

HEX#BF911D

RGBrgb(191, 145, 29)

HSLhsl(43, 74%, 43%)

HSVhsv(43, 85%, 75%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 85%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.132 84.4)

LABlab(63.31% 10.67 61.75)

LCHlch(63.31% 62.66 80.20)

What #BF911D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BF911D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 4.44 Caramel#C68E17ΔE 4.95 Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 6.57 Lemon Curry#CCA01DΔE 7.37 Vivid Amber#CC9900ΔE 9.12 Light Gold#B29700ΔE 10.33

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#BF911D Channel Values

How #BF911D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 191 · G 145 · B 29	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 43° · S 74% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 43° · S 85% · V 75%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 24% · Y 85% · K 25%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.88:1 vs white · 7.28:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF911D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF911D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF911D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF911D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BF911D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF911D.

How #BF911D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BF911D

Protanopia#9A9A1B

Protanomaly#AA971C

Deuteranopia#A2A211

Deuteranomaly#AE9C17

Tritanopia#C58989

Tritanomaly#C28C6D

Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF911D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bf911d: #BF911D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF911D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf911d': '#BF911D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.569, blue: 0.114)

Android XML<color name="color_bf911d">#BF911D</color>

SVG fillfill="#BF911D"

More Yellow Colors

#BF911D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

c2b280 beb7a4 c5b358 bdbd00 c68e17 bdb76b c6c180 bda000 c8981e bcbc15 c8b99c bcb88a d7d4a7 e6e200 f0e68c f6e2bb fafad6 fef3c6 ffe302 fffaf0 ffff9e 3e2f09 6c541e 998200

#BF911D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF911D?

#BF911D is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(191, 145, 29) in RGB and hsl(43, 74%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.44.

What is the RGB value of #BF911D?

#BF911D is rgb(191, 145, 29) — red 191, green 145, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF911D?

#BF911D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 85%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF911D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF911D scores 2.88:1 against white and 7.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF911D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF911D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 4.44, which is very hard to tell apart.

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