What color is #BFC58E?

#BFC58E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC58E?

The RGB value is 191, 197, 142: 191 red, 197 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC58E?

The complementary color is #948EC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC58E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC58E color

#BFC58E rgb(191, 197, 142)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BFC58E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 77.3% green and 55.7% blue (191, 197, 142).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 32% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#BFC58E color codes

HEX	`#BFC58E`
RGB	`rgb(191, 197, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 77.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 32%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 28%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 28%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.85, -11.03, 26.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.85, 29.14, 112.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.335, 52.962, 33.368)`
Decimal	`12567950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC58E, 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 #BFC58E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC58E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #BFC58E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc58e; }
.text { color: #bfc58e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc58e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 197 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc58e, #a3c58e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BFC58E?: #BFC58E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC58E?: The RGB value is 191, 197, 142: 191 red, 197 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC58E?: The complementary color is #948EC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC58E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.