What color is #BFBBA0?

#BFBBA0 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 #BFBBA0?

The RGB value is 191, 187, 160: 191 red, 187 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBBA0?

The complementary color is #A0A4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBBA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBBA0 color

#BFBBA0 rgb(191, 187, 160)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BFBBA0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.3% green and 62.7% blue (191, 187, 160).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#BFBBA0 color codes

HEX	`#BFBBA0`
RGB	`rgb(191, 187, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 73.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.55, -3.18, 14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.55, 14.55, 102.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.601, 49.156, 40.337)`
Decimal	`12565408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBBA0, 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 #BFBBA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBBA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #BFBBA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbba0; }
.text { color: #bfbba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 187 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbba0, #b4bfa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BFBBA0?: #BFBBA0 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 #BFBBA0?: The RGB value is 191, 187, 160: 191 red, 187 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBBA0?: The complementary color is #A0A4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBBA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.