Information about #BFA964 color

#BFA964 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFA964 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 169, 100) — 74.9% red, 66.3% green, 39.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 36 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BFA964 is a confidently colored yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Safari (#C0A469). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gimblet (#B9AD61) and Laser (#C6A95E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(191, 169, 100)), which gives #BFA964 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BFA964: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BFA964 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BFA964 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BFA964 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BFA964

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFA964
  • RGB191, 169, 100
  • CMYK0, 9, 36, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 169, 100)
  • HSL45°, 42%, 57%
  • HSL Precise45.495°, 41.553%, 57.059%
  • HSV45°, 48%, 75%
  • HSB45°, 48%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.663, 0.392)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.663, 0.392, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.663, 0.392)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBFA964
  • DECIMAL ID12560740
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01