What color is #BFCBA0?

#BFCBA0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFCBA0?

The RGB value is 191, 203, 160: 191 red, 203 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCBA0?

The complementary color is #ACA0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCBA0?

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.

#BFCBA0 color

#BFCBA0 rgb(191, 203, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFCBA0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 79.6% green and 62.7% blue (191, 203, 160).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 29% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BFCBA0 color codes

HEX	`#BFCBA0`
RGB	`rgb(191, 203, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 79.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 29%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 21%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.8, -11.5, 20.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.8, 23.18, 119.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.186, 56.326, 41.532)`
Decimal	`12569504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCBA0, 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 #BFCBA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCBA0 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 #BFCBA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcba0; }
.text { color: #bfcba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 203 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcba0, #aacba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BFCBA0?: #BFCBA0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFCBA0?: The RGB value is 191, 203, 160: 191 red, 203 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCBA0?: The complementary color is #ACA0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCBA0?: 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.