What color is #BFCAAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #BFCAAE?

The RGB value is 191, 202, 174: 191 red, 202 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCAAE?

The complementary color is #B9AECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCAAE color

#BFCAAE rgb(191, 202, 174)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 79.2% green and 68.2% blue (191, 202, 174).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#BFCAAE color codes

HEX	`#BFCAAE`
RGB	`rgb(191, 202, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 79.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.83, -8.76, 12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.83, 15.44, 124.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.245, 56.373, 48.27)`
Decimal	`12569262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCAAE, 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 #BFCAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	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 #BFCAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcaae; }
.text { color: #bfcaae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcaae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 202 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcaae, #b1caae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFCAAE?: #BFCAAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFCAAE?: The RGB value is 191, 202, 174: 191 red, 202 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCAAE?: The complementary color is #B9AECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.