What color is #BFC2A5?

#BFC2A5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC2A5?

The RGB value is 191, 194, 165: 191 red, 194 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC2A5?

The complementary color is #A8A5C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC2A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC2A5 color

#BFC2A5 rgb(191, 194, 165)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BFC2A5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 76.1% green and 64.7% blue (191, 194, 165).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 19% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#BFC2A5 color codes

HEX	`#BFC2A5`
RGB	`rgb(191, 194, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 76.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 19%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.51, -6.07, 14.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.51, 15.5, 113.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.568, 52.377, 43.194)`
Decimal	`12567205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC2A5, 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 #BFC2A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC2A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #BFC2A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc2a5; }
.text { color: #bfc2a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc2a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 194 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc2a5, #b0c2a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BFC2A5?: #BFC2A5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC2A5?: The RGB value is 191, 194, 165: 191 red, 194 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC2A5?: The complementary color is #A8A5C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC2A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.