What color is #BFAE5E?

#BFAE5E 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 #BFAE5E?

The RGB value is 191, 174, 94: 191 red, 174 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAE5E?

The complementary color is #5E6FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAE5E?

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.

#BFAE5E color

#BFAE5E rgb(191, 174, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFAE5E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.2% green and 36.9% blue (191, 174, 94).

Its hue angle is 49°, 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BFAE5E color codes

HEX	`#BFAE5E`
RGB	`rgb(191, 174, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 68.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 43%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 51%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 51%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.98, -4.5, 42.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.98, 43.17, 95.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.644, 42.158, 16.689)`
Decimal	`12562014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAE5E, 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 #BFAE5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAE5E 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 #BFAE5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfae5e; }
.text { color: #bfae5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfae5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 174 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfae5e, #a0bf5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFAE5E?: #BFAE5E 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 #BFAE5E?: The RGB value is 191, 174, 94: 191 red, 174 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAE5E?: The complementary color is #5E6FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAE5E?: 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.