Information about #BFAC1B color

#BFAC1B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFAC1B falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 172, 27) — 74.9% red, 67.5% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 64 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BFAC1B reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Earls Green (#B8A722). Slightly further away sit Funk (#C6AA24) and Cookie Brown (#C7A317).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 172, 27) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BFAC1B: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BFAC1B color variations

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

#BFAC1B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BFAC1B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BFAC1B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BFAC1B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BFAC1B 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#C01B81
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Nearest named colors to #BFAC1B

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

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

#BFAC1B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFAC1B
  • RGB191, 172, 27
  • CMYK0, 7, 64, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 172, 27)
  • HSL53°, 75%, 43%
  • HSL Precise53.049°, 75.229%, 42.745%
  • HSV53°, 86%, 75%
  • HSB53°, 86%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.675, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.675, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.675, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBFAC1B
  • DECIMAL ID12561435
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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