What color is #BFBDA2?

#BFBDA2 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 #BFBDA2?

The RGB value is 191, 189, 162: 191 red, 189 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBDA2?

The complementary color is #A2A4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBDA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBDA2 color

#BFBDA2 rgb(191, 189, 162)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BFBDA2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.1% green and 63.5% blue (191, 189, 162).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#BFBDA2 color codes

HEX	`#BFBDA2`
RGB	`rgb(191, 189, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.12, -3.92, 13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.12, 14.47, 105.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.205, 50.081, 41.408)`
Decimal	`12565922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBDA2, 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 #BFBDA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBDA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #BFBDA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbda2; }
.text { color: #bfbda2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbda2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 189 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbda2, #b3bfa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BFBDA2?: #BFBDA2 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 #BFBDA2?: The RGB value is 191, 189, 162: 191 red, 189 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBDA2?: The complementary color is #A2A4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBDA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.