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#BFB678 Color

#BFB678 is rgb(191, 182, 120) in RGB, hsl(52, 36%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 37%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Moss (#BBB477), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFB678
HEX#BFB678
RGBrgb(191, 182, 120)
HSLhsl(52, 36%, 61%)
HSVhsv(52, 37%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 37%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.082 101)
LABlab(73.72% -3.47 32.79)
LCHlch(73.72% 32.98 96.04)

What #BFB678 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 #BFB678, 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.

#BFB678 Channel Values

How #BFB678 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 182 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 36% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 37% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 37% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFB678 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFB678

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFB678; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BFB678

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 #BFB678.

How #BFB678 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#BFB678
Protanopia#B8B878
Protanomaly#BBB778
Deuteranopia#B9B978
Deuteranomaly#BBB878
Tritanopia#C5B0B0
Tritanomaly#C2B29C
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFB678 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfb678: #BFB678;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFB678;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfb678': '#BFB678' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.714, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_bfb678">#BFB678</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFB678"

More Yellow Colors

#BFB678 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFB678 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFB678?

#BFB678 is a light yellow — rgb(191, 182, 120) in RGB and hsl(52, 36%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Moss (#BBB477), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.34.

What is the RGB value of #BFB678?

#BFB678 is rgb(191, 182, 120) — red 191, green 182, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFB678?

#BFB678 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 37%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFB678 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFB678 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFB678 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFB678 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 6.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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