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#BFBB97 closest to Beach Dune

#BFBB97 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Beach Dune. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.3% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(191, 187, 151)). Its HSL value is 54° hue, 24% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black. #BFBB97 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.77:1.

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Variations of #BFBB97

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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#BFBB97 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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#BFBB97 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBB97 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 #C3BB98
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2B895
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1B996
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3BB98
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2BB98
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5B6B1
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1B9A4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBAB2

#BFBB97 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#BFBB97 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.77:1 Very good#BFBB97 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBB97 in CSS

/* Beach Dune */
.color { color: #BFBB97; }
.background { background-color: #BFBB97; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBB97; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 187 151);
color: hsl(54 24% 67%);
color: oklch(0.786 0.049 102.2);

#BFBB97 FAQ

What color is #BFBB97?

#BFBB97 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Beach Dune. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BFBB97?

#BFBB97 is rgb(191, 187, 151) in RGB, hsl(54, 24%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBB97?

The complementary color of #BFBB97 is #979BBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBB97?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBB97: 10.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBB97 a warm or cool color?

#BFBB97 is a warm color.