What color is #BFBCA1?

#BFBCA1 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 #BFBCA1?

The RGB value is 191, 188, 161: 191 red, 188 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBCA1?

The complementary color is #A1A4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBCA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBCA1 color

#BFBCA1 rgb(191, 188, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BFBCA1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.7% green and 63.1% blue (191, 188, 161).

Its hue angle is 54°, 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#BFBCA1 color codes

HEX	`#BFBCA1`
RGB	`rgb(191, 188, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 73.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.83, -3.55, 14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.83, 14.5, 104.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.902, 49.617, 40.87)`
Decimal	`12565665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBCA1, 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 #BFBCA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBCA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #BFBCA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbca1; }
.text { color: #bfbca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 188 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbca1, #b3bfa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BFBCA1?: #BFBCA1 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 #BFBCA1?: The RGB value is 191, 188, 161: 191 red, 188 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBCA1?: The complementary color is #A1A4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBCA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.