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#BFCD97 closest to Seedling

#BFCD97 is a light, muted green; the closest named color is Seedling. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 80.4% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(191, 205, 151)). Its HSL value is 76° hue, 35% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 20% black. #BFCD97 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.39:1.

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Variations of #BFCD97

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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#BFCD97 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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#BFCD97 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFCD97 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D2C799
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4C794
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFC895
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2C799
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CDC998
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4C7BF
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0CBAB
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C5C8BC

#BFCD97 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#BFCD97 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.39:1 Super#BFCD97 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFCD97 in CSS

/* Seedling */
.color { color: #BFCD97; }
.background { background-color: #BFCD97; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFCD97; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 205 151);
color: hsl(76 35% 70%);
color: oklch(0.824 0.074 119.8);

#BFCD97 FAQ

What color is #BFCD97?

#BFCD97 is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Seedling. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFCD97?

#BFCD97 is rgb(191, 205, 151) in RGB, hsl(76, 35%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 26%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFCD97?

The complementary color of #BFCD97 is #A597CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFCD97?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFCD97: 12.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFCD97 a warm or cool color?

#BFCD97 is a cool color.