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#BFBFA5 closest to Lush

#BFBFA5 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Lush. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 64.7% blue (rgb(191, 191, 165)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 17% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. #BFBFA5 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.21:1.

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Variations of #BFBFA5

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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#BFBFA5 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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#BFBFA5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBFA5 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 #C4BEA6
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4BDA3
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3BDA4
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C4BEA6
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3BEA5
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3BBB8
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0BEAE
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBEB8

#BFBFA5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#BFBFA5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.21:1 Very good#BFBFA5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBFA5 in CSS

/* Lush */
.color { color: #BFBFA5; }
.background { background-color: #BFBFA5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBFA5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 191 165);
color: hsl(60 17% 70%);
color: oklch(0.798 0.036 107.2);

#BFBFA5 FAQ

What color is #BFBFA5?

#BFBFA5 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Lush. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BFBFA5?

#BFBFA5 is rgb(191, 191, 165) in RGB, hsl(60, 17%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBFA5?

The complementary color of #BFBFA5 is #A5A5BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBFA5?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBFA5: 11.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBFA5 a warm or cool color?

#BFBFA5 is a warm color.