What color is #BFBA97?

#BFBA97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBA97?

The RGB value is 191, 186, 151: 191 red, 186 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBA97?

The complementary color is #979CBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBA97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBA97 color

#BFBA97 rgb(191, 186, 151)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BFBA97 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.9% green and 59.2% blue (191, 186, 151).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#BFBA97 color codes

HEX	`#BFBA97`
RGB	`rgb(191, 186, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 72.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.09, -4.02, 18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.09, 18.85, 102.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.631, 48.429, 36.269)`
Decimal	`12565143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBA97, 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 #BFBA97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBA97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #BFBA97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfba97; }
.text { color: #bfba97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfba97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 186 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfba97, #b0bf97); }

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Questions

What color is #BFBA97?: #BFBA97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBA97?: The RGB value is 191, 186, 151: 191 red, 186 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBA97?: The complementary color is #979CBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBA97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.