What color is #BFBF91?

#BFBF91 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBF91?

The RGB value is 191, 191, 145: 191 red, 191 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBF91?

The complementary color is #9191BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBF91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBF91 color

#BFBF91 rgb(191, 191, 145)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BFBF91 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 56.9% blue (191, 191, 145).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#BFBF91 color codes

HEX	`#BFBF91`
RGB	`rgb(191, 191, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.3, -7.51, 23.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.3, 24.47, 107.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.227, 50.383, 34.125)`
Decimal	`12566417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBF91, 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 #BFBF91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBF91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #BFBF91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbf91; }
.text { color: #bfbf91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbf91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 191 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbf91, #a8bf91); }

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Questions

What color is #BFBF91?: #BFBF91 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBF91?: The RGB value is 191, 191, 145: 191 red, 191 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBF91?: The complementary color is #9191BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBF91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.