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BFB697

#BFB697 closest to Tender Taupe

#BFB697 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Tender Taupe. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.4% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(191, 182, 151)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 24% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black. #BFB697 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.35:1.

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Variations of #BFB697

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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#BFB697 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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#BFB697 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFB697 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFB798
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDB495
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEB596
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFB798
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFB797
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C6B1AD
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1B4A2
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8B6AF

#BFB697 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.03:1 Very poor#BFB697 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.35:1 Very good#BFB697 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFB697 in CSS

/* Tender Taupe */
.color { color: #BFB697; }
.background { background-color: #BFB697; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFB697; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 182 151);
color: hsl(47 24% 67%);
color: oklch(0.776 0.044 93.7);

#BFB697 FAQ

What color is #BFB697?

#BFB697 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Tender Taupe. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BFB697?

#BFB697 is rgb(191, 182, 151) in RGB, hsl(47, 24%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFB697?

The complementary color of #BFB697 is #97A0BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFB697?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFB697: 10.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFB697 a warm or cool color?

#BFB697 is a warm color.