What color is #BFB994?

#BFB994 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 #BFB994?

The RGB value is 191, 185, 148: 191 red, 185 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB994?

The complementary color is #949ABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB994?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB994 color

#BFB994 rgb(191, 185, 148)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BFB994 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.5% green and 58% blue (191, 185, 148).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#BFB994 color codes

HEX	`#BFB994`
RGB	`rgb(191, 185, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 72.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.77, -3.93, 19.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.77, 19.98, 101.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.18, 47.913, 34.932)`
Decimal	`12564884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB994, 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 #BFB994	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB994 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #BFB994 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb994; }
.text { color: #bfb994; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb994; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 185 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb994, #b0bf94); }

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Questions

What color is #BFB994?: #BFB994 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 #BFB994?: The RGB value is 191, 185, 148: 191 red, 185 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB994?: The complementary color is #949ABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB994?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.