What color is #BFB178?

#BFB178 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB178?

The RGB value is 191, 177, 120: 191 red, 177 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB178?

The complementary color is #7886BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB178 color

#BFB178 rgb(191, 177, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFB178 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.4% green and 47.1% blue (191, 177, 120).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 36% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#BFB178 color codes

HEX	`#BFB178`
RGB	`rgb(191, 177, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 69.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 36%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 37%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.15, -3.39, 31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.15, 31.19, 96.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.599, 43.878, 24.096)`
Decimal	`12562808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB178, 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 #BFB178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #BFB178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb178; }
.text { color: #bfb178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 177 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb178, #aabf78); }

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Questions

What color is #BFB178?: #BFB178 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB178?: The RGB value is 191, 177, 120: 191 red, 177 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB178?: The complementary color is #7886BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.