What color is #BFB488?

#BFB488 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB488?

The RGB value is 191, 180, 136: 191 red, 180 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB488?

The complementary color is #8893BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB488 color

#BFB488 rgb(191, 180, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFB488 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.6% green and 53.3% blue (191, 180, 136).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#BFB488 color codes

HEX	`#BFB488`
RGB	`rgb(191, 180, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 70.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.22, -2.97, 23.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.22, 24.09, 97.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.251, 45.497, 29.844)`
Decimal	`12563592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB488, 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 #BFB488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #BFB488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb488; }
.text { color: #bfb488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 180 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb488, #afbf88); }

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Questions

What color is #BFB488?: #BFB488 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB488?: The RGB value is 191, 180, 136: 191 red, 180 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB488?: The complementary color is #8893BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.