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#BFBB9E closest to Beach Dune

#BFBB9E 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 62.0% blue (rgb(191, 187, 158)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 20% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black. #BFBB9E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.82:1.

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Variations of #BFBB9E

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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#BFBB9E 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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#BFBB9E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBB9E 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 #C2BB9F
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1B99C
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BA9D
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2BB9F
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1BB9E
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4B7B3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1B9A8
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBAB4

#BFBB9E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#BFBB9E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.82:1 Very good#BFBB9E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBB9E in CSS

/* Beach Dune */
.color { color: #BFBB9E; }
.background { background-color: #BFBB9E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBB9E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 187 158);
color: hsl(53 20% 68%);
color: oklch(0.788 0.040 100.8);

#BFBB9E FAQ

What color is #BFBB9E?

#BFBB9E 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 #BFBB9E?

#BFBB9E is rgb(191, 187, 158) in RGB, hsl(53, 20%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBB9E?

The complementary color of #BFBB9E is #9EA2BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBB9E?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBB9E: 10.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBB9E a warm or cool color?

#BFBB9E is a warm color.