What color is #BFBCAD?

#BFBCAD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pelican. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBCAD?

The RGB value is 191, 188, 173: 191 red, 188 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBCAD?

The complementary color is #ADB0BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBCAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBCAD color

#BFBCAD rgb(191, 188, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.7% green and 67.8% blue (191, 188, 173).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pelican (#C1BCAC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#BFBCAD color codes

HEX	`#BFBCAD`
RGB	`rgb(191, 188, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 73.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.11, -1.59, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.11, 8.12, 101.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.011, 50.06, 46.713)`
Decimal	`12565677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBCAD, 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 #BFBCAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBCAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #BFBCAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbcad; }
.text { color: #bfbcad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbcad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 188 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbcad, #b9bfad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BFBCAD?: #BFBCAD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pelican. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBCAD?: The RGB value is 191, 188, 173: 191 red, 188 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBCAD?: The complementary color is #ADB0BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBCAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.