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#BFA577 closest to Medallion

#BFA577 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Medallion. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.7% green and 46.7% blue (rgb(191, 165, 119)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 36% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 38% yellow and 25% black. #BFA577 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.86:1.

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Variations of #BFA577

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BFA577 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BFA577 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFA577 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7AB78
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1A574
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5A575
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7AB78
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9A978
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CA9D99
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C3A288
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEA79E

#BFA577 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.37:1 Very poor#BFA577 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.86:1 Very good#BFA577 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFA577 in CSS

/* Medallion */
.color { color: #BFA577; }
.background { background-color: #BFA577; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFA577; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 165 119);
color: hsl(38 36% 61%);
color: oklch(0.734 0.069 81.5);

#BFA577 FAQ

What color is #BFA577?

#BFA577 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Medallion. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BFA577?

#BFA577 is rgb(191, 165, 119) in RGB, hsl(38, 36%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFA577?

The complementary color of #BFA577 is #7791BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFA577?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFA577: 8.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFA577 a warm or cool color?

#BFA577 is a warm color.