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#BFC17B Color

#BFC17B is rgb(191, 193, 123) in RGB, hsl(62, 36%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 36%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFC17B
HEX#BFC17B
RGBrgb(191, 193, 123)
HSLhsl(62, 36%, 62%)
HSVhsv(62, 36%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 36%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.091 109.7)
LABlab(76.69% -8.60 35.02)
LCHlch(76.69% 36.06 103.80)

What #BFC17B 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 #BFC17B, 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.

#BFC17B Channel Values

How #BFC17B 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 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 62° · S 36% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 62° · S 36% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFC17B 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFC17B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFC17B; 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 #BFC17B

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 #BFC17B.

How #BFC17B 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#BFC17B
Protanopia#C1C17B
Protanomaly#C0C17B
Deuteranopia#C0C07B
Deuteranomaly#C0C17B
Tritanopia#C6BABA
Tritanomaly#C3BDA5
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFC17B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfc17b: #BFC17B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFC17B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfc17b': '#BFC17B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.757, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_bfc17b">#BFC17B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFC17B"

More Yellow Colors

#BFC17B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFC17B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFC17B?

#BFC17B is a light yellow — rgb(191, 193, 123) in RGB and hsl(62, 36%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #BFC17B?

#BFC17B is rgb(191, 193, 123) — red 191, green 193, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFC17B?

#BFC17B converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 36%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFC17B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFC17B scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFC17B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFC17B 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 5.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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