What color is #BFB99C?

#BFB99C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB99C?

The RGB value is 191, 185, 156: 191 red, 185 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB99C?

The complementary color is #9CA2BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB99C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB99C color

#BFB99C rgb(191, 185, 156)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFB99C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.5% green and 61.2% blue (191, 185, 156).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#BFB99C color codes

HEX	`#BFB99C`
RGB	`rgb(191, 185, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 72.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.94, -2.74, 15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.94, 15.74, 100.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.835, 48.175, 38.383)`
Decimal	`12564892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB99C, 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 #BFB99C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB99C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #BFB99C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb99c; }
.text { color: #bfb99c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb99c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 185 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb99c, #b4bf9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BFB99C?: #BFB99C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB99C?: The RGB value is 191, 185, 156: 191 red, 185 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB99C?: The complementary color is #9CA2BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB99C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.