What color is #BFC8A4?

#BFC8A4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC8A4?

The RGB value is 191, 200, 164: 191 red, 200 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC8A4?

The complementary color is #ADA4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC8A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC8A4 color

#BFC8A4 rgb(191, 200, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFC8A4 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 78.4% green and 64.3% blue (191, 200, 164).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 25% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#BFC8A4 color codes

HEX	`#BFC8A4`
RGB	`rgb(191, 200, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 78.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 25%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.08, -9.34, 17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.08, 19.4, 118.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.84, 55.065, 43.17)`
Decimal	`12568740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC8A4, 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 #BFC8A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC8A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #BFC8A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc8a4; }
.text { color: #bfc8a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc8a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 200 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc8a4, #adc8a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BFC8A4?: #BFC8A4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC8A4?: The RGB value is 191, 200, 164: 191 red, 200 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC8A4?: The complementary color is #ADA4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC8A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.