What color is #BFD667?

#BFD667 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Glow Worm. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD667?

The RGB value is 191, 214, 103: 191 red, 214 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD667?

The complementary color is #7E67D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD667?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD667 color

#BFD667 rgb(191, 214, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFD667 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 83.9% green and 40.4% blue (191, 214, 103).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 58% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Glow Worm (#BED565), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#BFD667 color codes

HEX	`#BFD667`
RGB	`rgb(191, 214, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 83.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 58%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 52%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 52%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.92, -23.95, 51.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.92, 56.91, 114.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.981, 60.149, 21.912)`
Decimal	`12572263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD667, 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 #BFD667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #BFD667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd667; }
.text { color: #bfd667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 214 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd667, #87d667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #BFD667?: #BFD667 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Glow Worm. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD667?: The RGB value is 191, 214, 103: 191 red, 214 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD667?: The complementary color is #7E67D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD667?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.