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#BFC171 Color

#BFC171 is rgb(191, 193, 113) in RGB, hsl(61, 39%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 41%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFC171
HEX#BFC171
RGBrgb(191, 193, 113)
HSLhsl(61, 39%, 60%)
HSVhsv(61, 41%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 41%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.103 109.8)
LABlab(76.57% -9.41 39.89)
LCHlch(76.57% 40.99 103.28)

What #BFC171 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 #BFC171, 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.

#BFC171 Channel Values

How #BFC171 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 193 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 61° · S 39% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 61° · S 41% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFC171 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFC171 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFC171

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFC171; 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 #BFC171

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 #BFC171.

How #BFC171 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#BFC171
Protanopia#C1C171
Protanomaly#C0C171
Deuteranopia#C0C071
Deuteranomaly#C0C171
Tritanopia#C6B9B9
Tritanomaly#C4BCA1
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFC171 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfc171: #BFC171;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFC171;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfc171': '#BFC171' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.757, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_bfc171">#BFC171</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFC171"

More Yellow Colors

#BFC171 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFC171 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFC171?

#BFC171 is a light yellow — rgb(191, 193, 113) in RGB and hsl(61, 39%, 60%) 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 4.67.

What is the RGB value of #BFC171?

#BFC171 is rgb(191, 193, 113) — red 191, green 193, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFC171?

#BFC171 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 41%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFC171 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFC171 scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFC171 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFC171 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 4.67, which is very hard to tell apart.

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