Information about #BFAD60 color

#BFAD60 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFAD60 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 173, 96) — 74.9% red, 67.8% green, 37.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 37 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BFAD60 is a pleasantly vivid yellow that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gimblet (#B9AD61). Nearby in the Register you will also find Laser (#C6A95E) and Golden Green (#BDB369).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(191, 173, 96)), which gives #BFAD60 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BFAD60 color variations

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

#BFAD60 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BFAD60 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BFAD60 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BFAD60 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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#BFAD60 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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Nearest named colors to #BFAD60

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

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Mind on a Million Gold color link
Mind on a Million Gold

#BE9D5E

#BFAD60 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFAD60
  • RGB191, 173, 96
  • CMYK0, 7, 37, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 173, 96)
  • HSL49°, 43%, 56%
  • HSL Precise48.632°, 42.601%, 56.275%
  • HSV49°, 50%, 75%
  • HSB49°, 50%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.678, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.678, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.678, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBFAD60
  • DECIMAL ID12561760
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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