What color is #BFBE98?

#BFBE98 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBE98?

The RGB value is 191, 190, 152: 191 red, 190 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBE98?

The complementary color is #9899BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBE98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBE98 color

#BFBE98 rgb(191, 190, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BFBE98 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.5% green and 59.6% blue (191, 190, 152).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#BFBE98 color codes

HEX	`#BFBE98`
RGB	`rgb(191, 190, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.17, -5.98, 19.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.17, 20.28, 107.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.567, 50.171, 36.983)`
Decimal	`12566168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBE98, 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 #BFBE98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBE98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #BFBE98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbe98; }
.text { color: #bfbe98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbe98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 190 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbe98, #adbf98); }

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Questions

What color is #BFBE98?: #BFBE98 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBE98?: The RGB value is 191, 190, 152: 191 red, 190 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBE98?: The complementary color is #9899BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBE98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.