Information about #BFB488 color

#BFB488 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFB488 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 180, 136) — 74.9% red, 70.6% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 22 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BFB488 is a mildly saturated sunny yellow that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Underside Of Willow Leaves (#BCB58C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sage (#BCB88A) and Khaki Traditional (#C4B289).

The recipe behind #BFB488 is rgb(191, 180, 136), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BFB488 color variations

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

#BFB488 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 #BFB488

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

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFB488
  • RGB191, 180, 136
  • CMYK0, 4, 22, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 180, 136)
  • HSL48°, 30%, 64%
  • HSL Precise48°, 30.055%, 64.118%
  • HSV48°, 29%, 75%
  • HSB48°, 29%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.706, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.706, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.706, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFB488
  • DECIMAL ID12563592
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01