What color is #BFBF92?

#BFBF92 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 #BFBF92?

The RGB value is 191, 191, 146: 191 red, 191 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBF92?

The complementary color is #9292BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBF92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBF92 color

#BFBF92 rgb(191, 191, 146)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BFBF92 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 57.3% blue (191, 191, 146).

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).

#BFBF92 color codes

HEX	`#BFBF92`
RGB	`rgb(191, 191, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.32, -7.37, 22.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.32, 23.95, 107.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.305, 50.414, 34.533)`
Decimal	`12566418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBF92, 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 #BFBF92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBF92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #BFBF92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbf92; }
.text { color: #bfbf92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbf92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 191 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbf92, #a9bf92); }

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Questions

What color is #BFBF92?: #BFBF92 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 #BFBF92?: The RGB value is 191, 191, 146: 191 red, 191 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBF92?: The complementary color is #9292BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBF92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.