What color is #BFCD76?

#BFCD76 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFCD76?

The RGB value is 191, 205, 118: 191 red, 205 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCD76?

The complementary color is #8476CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCD76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCD76 color

#BFCD76 rgb(191, 205, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFCD76 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 80.4% green and 46.3% blue (191, 205, 118).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 47% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Alley (#C5D17B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#BFCD76 color codes

HEX	`#BFCD76`
RGB	`rgb(191, 205, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 80.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 47%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 42%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 42%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.64, -18.02, 41.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.64, 45.35, 113.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.588, 56.047, 25.5)`
Decimal	`12569974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCD76, 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 #BFCD76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCD76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #BFCD76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcd76; }
.text { color: #bfcd76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcd76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 205 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcd76, #93cd76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BFCD76?: #BFCD76 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFCD76?: The RGB value is 191, 205, 118: 191 red, 205 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCD76?: The complementary color is #8476CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCD76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.