What color is #BFC684?

#BFC684 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 #BFC684?

The RGB value is 191, 198, 132: 191 red, 198 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC684?

The complementary color is #8B84C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC684 color

#BFC684 rgb(191, 198, 132)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BFC684 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 77.6% green and 51.8% blue (191, 198, 132).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 37% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Soda Pop (#C3C67E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#BFC684 color codes

HEX	`#BFC684`
RGB	`rgb(191, 198, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 77.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 37%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 33%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 33%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.95, -12.84, 32.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.95, 34.79, 111.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.845, 53.131, 29.666)`
Decimal	`12568196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC684, 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 #BFC684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #BFC684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc684; }
.text { color: #bfc684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 198 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc684, #9ec684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BFC684?: #BFC684 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 #BFC684?: The RGB value is 191, 198, 132: 191 red, 198 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC684?: The complementary color is #8B84C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.