What color is #BFC39F?

#BFC39F 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 #BFC39F?

The RGB value is 191, 195, 159: 191 red, 195 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC39F?

The complementary color is #A39FC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC39F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC39F color

#BFC39F rgb(191, 195, 159)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BFC39F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 76.5% green and 62.4% blue (191, 195, 159).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 23% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#BFC39F color codes

HEX	`#BFC39F`
RGB	`rgb(191, 195, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 76.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 23%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.64, -7.53, 17.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.64, 19.21, 113.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.258, 52.61, 40.459)`
Decimal	`12567455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC39F, 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 #BFC39F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC39F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #BFC39F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc39f; }
.text { color: #bfc39f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc39f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 195 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc39f, #adc39f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFC39F?: #BFC39F 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 #BFC39F?: The RGB value is 191, 195, 159: 191 red, 195 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC39F?: The complementary color is #A39FC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC39F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.