Information about #BFB788 color

#BFB788 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFB788 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 183, 136) — 74.9% red, 71.8% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 22 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BFB788 reads as a softly balanced yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sage (#BCB88A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Underside Of Willow Leaves (#BCB58C) and Coriander (#BBB58D).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 183, 136) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BFB788: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BFB788 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BFB788 color variations

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

#BFB788 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 #BFB788

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

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFB788
  • RGB191, 183, 136
  • CMYK0, 3, 22, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 183, 136)
  • HSL51°, 30%, 64%
  • HSL Precise51.273°, 30.055%, 64.118%
  • HSV51°, 29%, 75%
  • HSB51°, 29%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.718, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.718, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.718, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFB788
  • DECIMAL ID12564360
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01