#bfc609 Color Information

#bfc609 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bfc609. In RGB, it consists of 74.9% Red, 77.6% Green, and 3.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 3.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 95.5% Yellow, and 22.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 62.2°, with saturation of 91.3% and lightness of 40.6%. The decimal value for #bfc609 is 12568073, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bfc609 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#bfc609 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color191, 198, 9 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.9%, 77.6%, 3.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.251, 0.224, 0.965 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.035, 0, 0.955, 0.224 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color62.2°, 91.3%, 40.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color62.2°, 95.5%, 77.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color41.729, 51.484, 7.997 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color9, 198, 16 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12568073 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color76.971, -20.721, 76.541 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)76.971, 79.296, 105.148 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color76.971, 1.350, 84.662 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color71.753, -21.757, 43.619 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.412, 0.509, 51.484 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290758153 / 0xffbfc609 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc00 Copy
Last Updated: February 20, 2025

Shades of #bfc609

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bfc609, its pure hue is 62.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 91.3%, and its lightness is 40.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bfc609, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181901 to #a7ad08.

Tints of #bfc609

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bfc609, its pure hue is 62.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 91.3%, and its lightness is 40.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bfc609, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c7cd28 to #f7f8e0.

Tones of #bfc609

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bfc609, its pure hue is 62.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 91.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bfc609, which range from #686868 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c7cf00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bfc609

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bfc609! For #bfc609, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bfc609. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bfc609

This color, #bfc609, consists of 74.9% Red, 77.6% Green, and 3.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 191, Green = 198, Blue = 9. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bfc609 is 3.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 95.5% Yellow, and 22.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.9%
C3.5%
G77.6%
M0.0%
B3.5%
Y95.5%
K22.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 191 198 9
Octal 277 306 11
Hexa #bf #c6 #09
Binary 10111111 11000110 00001001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 3 0 95 22
Octal 3 0 137 26
Hexa #03 #00 #5f #16
Binary 00000011 00000000 01011111 00010110

Analogous Colors of #bfc609

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bfc609 — which has hue 62.2° — its analogous colors are located at 32.2° and 92.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfc609.

Triadic Colors of #bfc609

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bfc609 — which has hue 62.2° — its triadic colors are located at 62.2° and 302.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfc609.

Complementary Color of #bfc609

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bfc609 — which has hue 62.2° — its complementary color is located at 242.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfc609.

Split Complementary Colors of #bfc609

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bfc609 — which has hue 62.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 62.2° and 272.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfc609.

Tetradic Colors of #bfc609

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bfc609 — which has hue 62.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 332.2°, 62.2°, 152.2°, and 242.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfc609.

Monochromatic Colors of #bfc609

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bfc609, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5d6107 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f4fb3c (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bfc609

We want to make getting started with #bfc609 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bfc609 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bfc609 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bfc609 with other HTML elements.

#bfc609 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bfc609.
<span style="color: #bfc609;">The color of this text is #bfc609.</span>

#bfc609 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bfc609.
<div style="background-color: #bfc609; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bfc609.</div>

#bfc609 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bfc609.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bfc609;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bfc609.</span>

#bfc609 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bfc609.
<div style="border: #bfc609 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bfc609.</div>

#bfc609 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bfc609 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bfc609; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bfc609 on a white background.</div></div>

#bfc609 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bfc609 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bfc609; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bfc609 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bfc609 to White

This is a gradient from #bfc609 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bfc609,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bfc609,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bfc609,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bfc609,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bfc609 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bfc609 to Black

This is a gradient from #bfc609 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bfc609,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bfc609,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bfc609,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bfc609,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bfc609 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bfc609

In addition to using #bfc609 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bfc609 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bfc609, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 191, Green = 198, Blue = 9). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bfc609 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bfc609
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(191, 198, 9)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bfc609; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bfc609; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bfc609; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(191, 198, 9);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bfc609")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:191, green:198, blue:9, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:191 green:198 blue:9 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(191f, 198f, 9f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(191, 198, 9);
 

#bfc609 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bfc609 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bfc609 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bfc609 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bfc609 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bfc609 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bfc609 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bfc609 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text