What color is #BFB38D?

#BFB38D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB38D?

The RGB value is 191, 179, 141: 191 red, 179 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB38D?

The complementary color is #8D99BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB38D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB38D color

#BFB38D rgb(191, 179, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFB38D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.2% green and 55.3% blue (191, 179, 141).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Stone Guardians (#CABA97), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#BFB38D color codes

HEX	`#BFB38D`
RGB	`rgb(191, 179, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 70.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.05, -1.75, 20.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.05, 21.06, 94.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.414, 45.241, 31.692)`
Decimal	`12563341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB38D, 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 #BFB38D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB38D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #BFB38D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb38d; }
.text { color: #bfb38d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb38d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 179 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb38d, #b2bf8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BFB38D?: #BFB38D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB38D?: The RGB value is 191, 179, 141: 191 red, 179 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB38D?: The complementary color is #8D99BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB38D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.