What color is #BFBDB3?

#BFBDB3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBDB3?

The RGB value is 191, 189, 179: 191 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBDB3?

The complementary color is #B3B5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBDB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBDB3 color

#BFBDB3 rgb(191, 189, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFBDB3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.1% green and 70.2% blue (191, 189, 179).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#BFBDB3 color codes

HEX	`#BFBDB3`
RGB	`rgb(191, 189, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.51, -1.09, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.51, 5.41, 101.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.819, 50.726, 49.911)`
Decimal	`12565939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBDB3, 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 #BFBDB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBDB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #BFBDB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbdb3; }
.text { color: #bfbdb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbdb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 189 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbdb3, #bbbfb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BFBDB3?: #BFBDB3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBDB3?: The RGB value is 191, 189, 179: 191 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBDB3?: The complementary color is #B3B5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBDB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.