What color is #BFC0AA?

#BFC0AA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC0AA?

The RGB value is 191, 192, 170: 191 red, 192 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC0AA?

The complementary color is #ABAAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC0AA color

#BFC0AA rgb(191, 192, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFC0AA is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 75.3% green and 66.7% blue (191, 192, 170).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#BFC0AA color codes

HEX	`#BFC0AA`
RGB	`rgb(191, 192, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 75.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.09, -4.21, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.09, 11.76, 110.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.59, 51.678, 45.49)`
Decimal	`12566698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC0AA, 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 #BFC0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #BFC0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc0aa; }
.text { color: #bfc0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 192 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc0aa, #b4c0aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFC0AA?: #BFC0AA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC0AA?: The RGB value is 191, 192, 170: 191 red, 192 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC0AA?: The complementary color is #ABAAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.