What color is #BFBEAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #BFBEAB?

The RGB value is 191, 190, 171: 191 red, 190 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBEAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFBEAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBEAB color

#BFBEAB rgb(191, 190, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.5% green and 67.1% blue (191, 190, 171).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#BFBEAB color codes

HEX	`#BFBEAB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 190, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.58, -2.99, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.58, 10.17, 107.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.249, 50.844, 45.845)`
Decimal	`12566187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBEAB, 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 #BFBEAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBEAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #BFBEAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbeab; }
.text { color: #bfbeab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbeab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 190 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbeab, #b6bfab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFBEAB?: #BFBEAB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBEAB?: The RGB value is 191, 190, 171: 191 red, 190 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBEAB?: The complementary color is #ABACBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBEAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.