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#BFC06D Color

#BFC06D is rgb(191, 192, 109) in RGB, hsl(61, 40%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 43%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFC06D
HEX#BFC06D
RGBrgb(191, 192, 109)
HSLhsl(61, 40%, 59%)
HSVhsv(61, 43%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 43%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.106 109.2)
LABlab(76.26% -9.24 41.49)
LCHlch(76.26% 42.51 102.55)

What #BFC06D 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 #BFC06D, 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.

#BFC06D Channel Values

How #BFC06D 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 192 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 61° · S 40% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 61° · S 43% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFC06D 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFC06D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFC06D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFC06D; 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 #BFC06D

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 #BFC06D.

How #BFC06D 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#BFC06D
Protanopia#C0C06D
Protanomaly#BFC06D
Deuteranopia#C0C06D
Deuteranomaly#BFC06D
Tritanopia#C7B8B8
Tritanomaly#C4BBA0
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFC06D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfc06d: #BFC06D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFC06D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfc06d': '#BFC06D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.753, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_bfc06d">#BFC06D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFC06D"

More Yellow Colors

#BFC06D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFC06D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFC06D?

#BFC06D is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(191, 192, 109) in RGB and hsl(61, 40%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.84.

What is the RGB value of #BFC06D?

#BFC06D is rgb(191, 192, 109) — red 191, green 192, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFC06D?

#BFC06D converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 43%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFC06D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFC06D scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFC06D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFC06D 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 4.84, which is very hard to tell apart.

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