What color is #BFB16D?

#BFB16D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB16D?

The RGB value is 191, 177, 109: 191 red, 177 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB16D?

The complementary color is #6D7BBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB16D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB16D color

#BFB16D rgb(191, 177, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFB16D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.4% green and 42.7% blue (191, 177, 109).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 39% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 43% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#BFB16D color codes

HEX	`#BFB16D`
RGB	`rgb(191, 177, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 69.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 39%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 43%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 43%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, -4.62, 36.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 36.83, 97.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.969, 43.626, 20.78)`
Decimal	`12562797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB16D, 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 #BFB16D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB16D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #BFB16D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb16d; }
.text { color: #bfb16d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb16d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 177 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb16d, #a4bf6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFB16D?: #BFB16D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB16D?: The RGB value is 191, 177, 109: 191 red, 177 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB16D?: The complementary color is #6D7BBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB16D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.