What color is #BFBC93?

#BFBC93 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBC93?

The RGB value is 191, 188, 147: 191 red, 188 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBC93?

The complementary color is #9396BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBC93?

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.

#BFBC93 color

#BFBC93 rgb(191, 188, 147)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BFBC93 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.7% green and 57.6% blue (191, 188, 147).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BFBC93 color codes

HEX	`#BFBC93`
RGB	`rgb(191, 188, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 73.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.54, -5.66, 21.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.54, 21.93, 104.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.735, 49.15, 34.728)`
Decimal	`12565651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBC93, 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 #BFBC93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBC93 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 #BFBC93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbc93; }
.text { color: #bfbc93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbc93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 188 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbc93, #acbf93); }

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Questions

What color is #BFBC93?: #BFBC93 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBC93?: The RGB value is 191, 188, 147: 191 red, 188 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBC93?: The complementary color is #9396BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBC93?: 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.