What color is #BFB883?

#BFB883 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB883?

The RGB value is 191, 184, 131: 191 red, 184 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB883?

The complementary color is #838ABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB883 color

#BFB883 rgb(191, 184, 131)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BFB883 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.2% green and 51.4% blue (191, 184, 131).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#BFB883 color codes

HEX	`#BFB883`
RGB	`rgb(191, 184, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 72.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.19, -5.73, 27.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.19, 28.46, 101.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.723, 46.997, 28.289)`
Decimal	`12564611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB883, 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 #BFB883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #BFB883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb883; }
.text { color: #bfb883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 184 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb883, #a8bf83); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BFB883?: #BFB883 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB883?: The RGB value is 191, 184, 131: 191 red, 184 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB883?: The complementary color is #838ABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.