What color is #BFB992?

#BFB992 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 #BFB992?

The RGB value is 191, 185, 146: 191 red, 185 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB992?

The complementary color is #9298BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB992 color

#BFB992 rgb(191, 185, 146)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BFB992 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.5% green and 57.3% blue (191, 185, 146).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#BFB992 color codes

HEX	`#BFB992`
RGB	`rgb(191, 185, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 72.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.73, -4.22, 20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.73, 21.03, 101.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.023, 47.85, 34.106)`
Decimal	`12564882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB992, 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 #BFB992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	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 #BFB992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb992; }
.text { color: #bfb992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 185 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb992, #afbf92); }

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Questions

What color is #BFB992?: #BFB992 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 #BFB992?: The RGB value is 191, 185, 146: 191 red, 185 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB992?: The complementary color is #9298BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.