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#BFBB8E closest to Beige and Sage

#BFBB8E is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Beige and Sage. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.3% green and 55.7% blue (rgb(191, 187, 142)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 28% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black. #BFBB8E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.71:1.

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Variations of #BFBB8E

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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#BFBB8E 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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#BFBB8E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBB8E 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 #C5BA90
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3B88B
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2B98C
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5BA90
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3BA8F
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C6B5AF
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C2B99E
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBAB0

#BFBB8E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#BFBB8E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.71:1 Very good#BFBB8E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBB8E in CSS

/* Beige and Sage */
.color { color: #BFBB8E; }
.background { background-color: #BFBB8E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBB8E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 187 142);
color: hsl(55 28% 65%);
color: oklch(0.784 0.061 103.5);

#BFBB8E FAQ

What color is #BFBB8E?

#BFBB8E is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BFBB8E?

#BFBB8E is rgb(191, 187, 142) in RGB, hsl(55, 28%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBB8E?

The complementary color of #BFBB8E is #8E92BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBB8E?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBB8E: 10.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBB8E a warm or cool color?

#BFBB8E is a warm color.