What color is #BFC296?

#BFC296 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC296?

The RGB value is 191, 194, 150: 191 red, 194 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC296?

The complementary color is #9996C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC296 color

#BFC296 rgb(191, 194, 150)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BFC296 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 76.1% green and 58.8% blue (191, 194, 150).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#BFC296 color codes

HEX	`#BFC296`
RGB	`rgb(191, 194, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 76.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.2, -8.35, 21.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.2, 23.4, 110.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.282, 51.862, 36.421)`
Decimal	`12567190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC296, 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 #BFC296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #BFC296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc296; }
.text { color: #bfc296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 194 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc296, #a9c296); }

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Questions

What color is #BFC296?: #BFC296 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC296?: The RGB value is 191, 194, 150: 191 red, 194 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC296?: The complementary color is #9996C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.