What color is #BFD69A?

#BFD69A is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD69A?

The RGB value is 191, 214, 154: 191 red, 214 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD69A?

The complementary color is #B19AD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD69A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD69A color

#BFD69A rgb(191, 214, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFD69A is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 83.9% green and 60.4% blue (191, 214, 154).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 42% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#BFD69A color codes

HEX	`#BFD69A`
RGB	`rgb(191, 214, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 83.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 42%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 28%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 28%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.65, -17.94, 27.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.65, 32.56, 123.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.364, 61.502, 39.731)`
Decimal	`12572314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD69A, 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 #BFD69A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD69A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #BFD69A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd69a; }
.text { color: #bfd69a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd69a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 214 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd69a, #a1d69a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BFD69A?: #BFD69A is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD69A?: The RGB value is 191, 214, 154: 191 red, 214 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD69A?: The complementary color is #B19AD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD69A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.