What color is #BFAC4F?

#BFAC4F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFAC4F?

The RGB value is 191, 172, 79: 191 red, 172 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAC4F?

The complementary color is #4F62BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAC4F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAC4F color

#BFAC4F rgb(191, 172, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFAC4F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.5% green and 31% blue (191, 172, 79).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 47% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 59% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#BFAC4F color codes

HEX	`#BFAC4F`
RGB	`rgb(191, 172, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 67.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 47%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 59%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 59%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.28, -4.68, 49.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.28, 49.61, 95.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.651, 41.148, 13.355)`
Decimal	`12561487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAC4F, 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 #BFAC4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAC4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #BFAC4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfac4f; }
.text { color: #bfac4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfac4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 172 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfac4f, #9abf4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BFAC4F?: #BFAC4F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFAC4F?: The RGB value is 191, 172, 79: 191 red, 172 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAC4F?: The complementary color is #4F62BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAC4F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.