HEX atlas value

#BF9A18

#BF9A18 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 191, 154, 24, HSL 47, 78%, 42%, has luminance 0.3425, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#BF9A18 Sample readable text

HEX #BF9A18

RGB rgb(191, 154, 24)

HSL hsl(47 78% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 87, 25)

Luminance 0.3425

Contrast Black 7.85:1White 2.68:1

CSS

--color-bf9a18: #BF9A18;
.background-bf9a18 { background-color: #BF9A18; }
.text-bf9a18 { color: #BF9A18; }

Luminance0.3425

Black text7.85:1AA Pass

White text2.68:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BF9A18","rgb":[191,154,24],"hsl":[47,78,42],"cmyk":[0,19,87,25],"luminance":0.3425,"contrast":{"black":7.85,"white":2.68}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.68,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E9C649","hex":"#E9C649","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.64,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8FBF18","hex":"#8FBF18","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.63,"contrastWhite":2.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D6A800","hex":"#D6A800","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.46,"contrastWhite":2.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bf9a18.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#183CBF","analogous":["#BF4718","#8FBF18"],"triadic":["#18BF9A","#9A18BF"],"tetradic":["#18BF47","#183CBF","#BF188F"],"splitComplementary":["#188FBF","#4718BF"],"monochromatic":["#E9C649","#BF9A18","#6D580D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E9C649","dark":"#6D580D","saturated":"#D6A800","desaturated":"#A78D2F","pastel":"#E0C976","neon":"#FFC800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":24.859605789312106},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":30.23243291566195},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":38.65229618017538},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":39.97499218261337},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":40.01249804748511}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BF9A18

#BF9A18 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #BF9A18 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 191, 154, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg with 78% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.3425, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.86, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.85:1AA Pass

White text2.68:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BF9A18 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.85:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.68:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E9C649#000000 text · best 12.64:1#E9C649

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

#8FBF18#000000 text · best 9.63:1#8FBF18

#D6A800#000000 text · best 9.46:1#D6A800

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#BF9A18#BF9A18

#183CBF#183CBF

#BF4718#BF4718

#8FBF18#8FBF18

#E9C649#E9C649

#6D580D#6D580D

Color Harmonies

#183CBF#183CBF

#BF4718#BF4718

#8FBF18#8FBF18

#18BF9A#18BF9A

#9A18BF#9A18BF

Variants

#E9C649#E9C649

#6D580D#6D580D

#D6A800#D6A800

#A78D2F#A78D2F

#E0C976#E0C976

#FFC800#FFC800

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Goldenrod#DAA520

Ochre#CC7722

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Bronze#CD7F32

#BF9A18

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BF9A18

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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