What color is #BFC49E?

#BFC49E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC49E?

The RGB value is 191, 196, 158: 191 red, 196 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC49E?

The complementary color is #A39EC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC49E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC49E color

#BFC49E rgb(191, 196, 158)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BFC49E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 76.9% green and 62% blue (191, 196, 158).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 24% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#BFC49E color codes

HEX	`#BFC49E`
RGB	`rgb(191, 196, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 76.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 24%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.89, -8.2, 18.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.89, 20.28, 113.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.397, 53.025, 40.079)`
Decimal	`12567710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC49E, 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 #BFC49E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC49E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #BFC49E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc49e; }
.text { color: #bfc49e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc49e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 196 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc49e, #acc49e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFC49E?: #BFC49E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC49E?: The RGB value is 191, 196, 158: 191 red, 196 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC49E?: The complementary color is #A39EC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC49E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.