What color is #BFB48B?

#BFB48B 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 #BFB48B?

The RGB value is 191, 180, 139: 191 red, 180 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB48B?

The complementary color is #8B96BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB48B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB48B color

#BFB48B rgb(191, 180, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFB48B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.6% green and 54.5% blue (191, 180, 139).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 29% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#BFB48B color codes

HEX	`#BFB48B`
RGB	`rgb(191, 180, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 70.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 29%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.27, -2.56, 22.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.27, 22.52, 96.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.468, 45.584, 30.983)`
Decimal	`12563595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB48B, 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 #BFB48B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB48B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #BFB48B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb48b; }
.text { color: #bfb48b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb48b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 180 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb48b, #b0bf8b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BFB48B?: #BFB48B 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 #BFB48B?: The RGB value is 191, 180, 139: 191 red, 180 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB48B?: The complementary color is #8B96BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB48B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.