What color is #BFAE5D?

#BFAE5D 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 #BFAE5D?

The RGB value is 191, 174, 93: 191 red, 174 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAE5D?

The complementary color is #5D6EBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAE5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAE5D color

#BFAE5D rgb(191, 174, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFAE5D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.2% green and 36.5% blue (191, 174, 93).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 43% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 51% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#BFAE5D color codes

HEX	`#BFAE5D`
RGB	`rgb(191, 174, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 68.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 43%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 51%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 51%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.97, -4.59, 43.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.97, 43.66, 96.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.599, 42.14, 16.454)`
Decimal	`12562013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAE5D, 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 #BFAE5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAE5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #BFAE5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfae5d; }
.text { color: #bfae5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfae5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 174 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfae5d, #9fbf5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFAE5D?: #BFAE5D 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 #BFAE5D?: The RGB value is 191, 174, 93: 191 red, 174 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAE5D?: The complementary color is #5D6EBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAE5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.