What color is #BFC695?

#BFC695 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC695?

The RGB value is 191, 198, 149: 191 red, 198 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC695?

The complementary color is #9C95C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC695?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC695 color

#BFC695 rgb(191, 198, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFC695 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 77.6% green and 58.4% blue (191, 198, 149).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#BFC695 color codes

HEX	`#BFC695`
RGB	`rgb(191, 198, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 77.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 25%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.25, -10.56, 23.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.25, 26.06, 113.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.104, 53.635, 36.299)`
Decimal	`12568213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC695, 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 #BFC695	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC695 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #BFC695 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc695; }
.text { color: #bfc695; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc695; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 198 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc695, #a7c695); }

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Questions

What color is #BFC695?: #BFC695 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC695?: The RGB value is 191, 198, 149: 191 red, 198 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC695?: The complementary color is #9C95C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC695?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.