What color is #BFBEB0?

#BFBEB0 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 #BFBEB0?

The RGB value is 191, 190, 176: 191 red, 190 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBEB0?

The complementary color is #B0B1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBEB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBEB0 color

#BFBEB0 rgb(191, 190, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFBEB0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.5% green and 69% blue (191, 190, 176).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pelican (#C1BCAC), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#BFBEB0 color codes

HEX	`#BFBEB0`
RGB	`rgb(191, 190, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.7, -2.14, 7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.7, 7.5, 106.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.735, 51.038, 48.402)`
Decimal	`12566192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBEB0, 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 #BFBEB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBEB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #BFBEB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbeb0; }
.text { color: #bfbeb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbeb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 190 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbeb0, #b8bfb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BFBEB0?: #BFBEB0 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 #BFBEB0?: The RGB value is 191, 190, 176: 191 red, 190 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBEB0?: The complementary color is #B0B1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBEB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.