What color is #BFBCA2?

#BFBCA2 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 #BFBCA2?

The RGB value is 191, 188, 162: 191 red, 188 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBCA2?

The complementary color is #A2A5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBCA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBCA2 color

#BFBCA2 rgb(191, 188, 162)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BFBCA2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.7% green and 63.5% blue (191, 188, 162).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% 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 10.93:1).

#BFBCA2 color codes

HEX	`#BFBCA2`
RGB	`rgb(191, 188, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 73.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.86, -3.39, 13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.86, 13.97, 104.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.99, 49.652, 41.336)`
Decimal	`12565666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBCA2, 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 #BFBCA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBCA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #BFBCA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbca2; }
.text { color: #bfbca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 188 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbca2, #b3bfa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BFBCA2?: #BFBCA2 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 #BFBCA2?: The RGB value is 191, 188, 162: 191 red, 188 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBCA2?: The complementary color is #A2A5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBCA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.