What color is #BFAB45?

#BFAB45 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Hey Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFAB45?

The RGB value is 191, 171, 69: 191 red, 171 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAB45?

The complementary color is #4559BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAB45?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAB45 color

#BFAB45 rgb(191, 171, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BFAB45 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.1% green and 27.1% blue (191, 171, 69).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 49% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 64% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Hey Pesto (#BEA932), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#BFAB45 color codes

HEX	`#BFAB45`
RGB	`rgb(191, 171, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 67.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 49%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 64%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 64%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.92, -4.85, 53.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.92, 53.77, 95.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.125, 40.634, 11.517)`
Decimal	`12561221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAB45, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BFAB45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAB45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BFAB45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfab45; }
.text { color: #bfab45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfab45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 171 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfab45, #96bf45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #BFAB45?: #BFAB45 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Hey Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFAB45?: The RGB value is 191, 171, 69: 191 red, 171 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAB45?: The complementary color is #4559BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAB45?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.