What color is #BFC681?

#BFC681 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Soda Pop. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC681?

The RGB value is 191, 198, 129: 191 red, 198 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC681?

The complementary color is #8881C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC681?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC681 color

#BFC681 rgb(191, 198, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BFC681 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 77.6% green and 50.6% blue (191, 198, 129).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 38% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Soda Pop (#C3C67E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#BFC681 color codes

HEX	`#BFC681`
RGB	`rgb(191, 198, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 77.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 38%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 35%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 35%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.9, -13.22, 33.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.9, 36.31, 111.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.643, 53.05, 28.6)`
Decimal	`12568193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC681, 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 #BFC681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #BFC681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc681; }
.text { color: #bfc681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 198 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc681, #9dc681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BFC681?: #BFC681 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Soda Pop. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC681?: The RGB value is 191, 198, 129: 191 red, 198 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC681?: The complementary color is #8881C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC681?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.