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#BFA54F Color

#BFA54F is rgb(191, 165, 79) in RGB, hsl(46, 47%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 59%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFA54F
HEX#BFA54F
RGBrgb(191, 165, 79)
HSLhsl(46, 47%, 53%)
HSVhsv(46, 59%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 59%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.11 92.7)
LABlab(68.78% 2.20 47.32)
LCHlch(68.78% 47.37 87.34)

What #BFA54F 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 #BFA54F, 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.

#BFA54F Channel Values

How #BFA54F 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 165 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 47% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · S 59% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 59% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.41:1 vs white · 8.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFA54F 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 text8.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFA54F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFA54F; 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 #BFA54F

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFA54F.

How #BFA54F 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#BFA54F
Protanopia#AAAA4F
Protanomaly#B3A84F
Deuteranopia#AEAE4D
Deuteranomaly#B5AB4E
Tritanopia#C59D9D
Tritanomaly#C3A085
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFA54F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfa54f: #BFA54F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFA54F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfa54f': '#BFA54F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.647, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_bfa54f">#BFA54F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFA54F"

More Yellow Colors

#BFA54F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFA54F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFA54F?

#BFA54F is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(191, 165, 79) in RGB and hsl(46, 47%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #BFA54F?

#BFA54F is rgb(191, 165, 79) — red 191, green 165, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFA54F?

#BFA54F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 59%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFA54F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFA54F scores 2.41:1 against white and 8.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFA54F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFA54F 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.36, which is visibly different.

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