HEX atlas value

#BFA018

#BFA018 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 191, 160, 24, HSL 49, 78%, 42%, has luminance 0.3628, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#BFA018 Sample readable text

HEX #BFA018

RGB rgb(191, 160, 24)

HSL hsl(49 78% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 87, 25)

Luminance 0.3628

Contrast Black 8.26:1White 2.54:1

CSS

--color-bfa018: #BFA018;
.background-bfa018 { background-color: #BFA018; }
.text-bfa018 { color: #BFA018; }

Luminance0.3628

Black text8.26:1AA Pass

White text2.54:1AA 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":"#BFA018","rgb":[191,160,24],"hsl":[49,78,42],"cmyk":[0,16,87,25],"luminance":0.3628,"contrast":{"black":8.26,"white":2.54}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.54,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E9CB49","hex":"#E9CB49","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.1,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"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":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.18,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D6AF00","hex":"#D6AF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.99,"contrastWhite":2.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","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/bfa018.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1836BF","analogous":["#BF4C18","#8ABF18"],"triadic":["#18BFA0","#A018BF"],"tetradic":["#18BF4C","#1836BF","#BF188A"],"splitComplementary":["#188ABF","#4C18BF"],"monochromatic":["#E9CB49","#BFA018","#6D5B0D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E9CB49","dark":"#6D5B0D","saturated":"#D6AF00","desaturated":"#A7912F","pastel":"#E0CC76","neon":"#FFD000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":28.600699292150182},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":29.899832775452108},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":34.49637662132068},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":39.50949253027682},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":43.05810028322197}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BFA018

#BFA018 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #BFA018 is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 191, 160, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg 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 0.3628, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.26:1AA Pass

White text2.54:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BFA018 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.54:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E9CB49#000000 text · best 13.1:1#E9CB49

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

Mustard Yellow#000000 text · best 10.18:1#E1AD01

#D6AF00#000000 text · best 9.99:1#D6AF00

Generated Palette

#BFA018#BFA018

#1836BF#1836BF

#BF4C18#BF4C18

#8ABF18#8ABF18

#E9CB49#E9CB49

#6D5B0D#6D5B0D

Color Harmonies

#1836BF#1836BF

#BF4C18#BF4C18

#8ABF18#8ABF18

#18BFA0#18BFA0

#A018BF#A018BF

Variants

#E9CB49#E9CB49

#6D5B0D#6D5B0D

#D6AF00#D6AF00

#A7912F#A7912F

#E0CC76#E0CC76

#FFD000#FFD000

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

#BFA018

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BFA018

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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