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#BFB87F closest to Nile

#BFB87F is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Nile. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.2% green and 49.8% blue (rgb(191, 184, 127)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 33% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 34% yellow and 25% black. #BFB87F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.38:1.

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#BFB87F color conversion

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Variations of #BFB87F

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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#BFB87F 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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#BFB87F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFB87F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C5B881
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2B47B
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2B57D
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5B881
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3B880
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C8B0A9
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C2B594
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8B7AB

#BFB87F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.02:1 Very poor#BFB87F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.38:1 Very good#BFB87F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFB87F in CSS

/* Nile */
.color { color: #BFB87F; }
.background { background-color: #BFB87F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFB87F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 184 127);
color: hsl(53 33% 62%);
color: oklch(0.775 0.076 102.0);

#BFB87F FAQ

What color is #BFB87F?

#BFB87F is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Nile. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BFB87F?

#BFB87F is rgb(191, 184, 127) in RGB, hsl(53, 33%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 34%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFB87F?

The complementary color of #BFB87F is #7F86BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFB87F?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFB87F: 10.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFB87F a warm or cool color?

#BFB87F is a warm color.