What color is #BFAE40?

#BFAE40 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFAE40?

The RGB value is 191, 174, 64: 191 red, 174 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAE40?

The complementary color is #4051BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAE40?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAE40 color

#BFAE40 rgb(191, 174, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BFAE40 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.2% green and 25.1% blue (191, 174, 64).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 50% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 66% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pesto (#C1B23E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#BFAE40 color codes

HEX	`#BFAE40`
RGB	`rgb(191, 174, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 68.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 50%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 66%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 66%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.68, -6.73, 56.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.68, 56.91, 96.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.549, 41.72, 10.924)`
Decimal	`12561984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAE40, 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 #BFAE40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAE40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #BFAE40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfae40; }
.text { color: #bfae40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfae40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 174 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfae40, #91bf40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #BFAE40?: #BFAE40 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFAE40?: The RGB value is 191, 174, 64: 191 red, 174 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAE40?: The complementary color is #4051BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAE40?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.