What color is #BFD78D?

#BFD78D is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD78D?

The RGB value is 191, 215, 141: 191 red, 215 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD78D?

The complementary color is #A58DD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD78D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD78D color

#BFD78D rgb(191, 215, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFD78D is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 84.3% green and 55.3% blue (191, 215, 141).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 48% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

#BFD78D color codes

HEX	`#BFD78D`
RGB	`rgb(191, 215, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 84.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 48%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 34%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 34%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.7, -20.21, 33.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.7, 39.5, 120.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.594, 61.6, 34.419)`
Decimal	`12572557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD78D, 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 #BFD78D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD78D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	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 #BFD78D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd78d; }
.text { color: #bfd78d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd78d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 215 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd78d, #9ad78d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #BFD78D?: #BFD78D is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD78D?: The RGB value is 191, 215, 141: 191 red, 215 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD78D?: The complementary color is #A58DD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD78D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.