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#BFA469 Color

#BFA469 is rgb(191, 164, 105) in RGB, hsl(41, 40%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 45%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Camel (#C19A6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFA469
HEX#BFA469
RGBrgb(191, 164, 105)
HSLhsl(41, 40%, 58%)
HSVhsv(41, 45%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 45%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.083 85.8)
LABlab(68.80% 4.38 34.39)
LCHlch(68.80% 34.67 82.74)

What #BFA469 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BFA469, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#BFA469 Channel Values

How #BFA469 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 191 · G 164 · B 1058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 40% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 45% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 45% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.41:1 vs white · 8.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFA469 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFA469

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFA469; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BFA469

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #BFA469 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BFA469
Protanopia#A9A969
Protanomaly#B2A769
Deuteranopia#AEAE68
Deuteranomaly#B5AA68
Tritanopia#C49E9E
Tritanomaly#C2A08C
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFA469 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bfa469: #BFA469;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFA469;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfa469': '#BFA469' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.643, blue: 0.412)
Android XML<color name="color_bfa469">#BFA469</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFA469"

More Yellow Colors

#BFA469 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFA469 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFA469?

#BFA469 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(191, 164, 105) in RGB and hsl(41, 40%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Camel (#C19A6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.64.

What is the RGB value of #BFA469?

#BFA469 is rgb(191, 164, 105) — red 191, green 164, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFA469?

#BFA469 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 45%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFA469 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFA469 scores 2.41:1 against white and 8.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFA469 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFA469 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 10.65, which is visibly different.

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