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#BFCFB5 Color

#BFCFB5 is rgb(191, 207, 181) in RGB, hsl(97, 21%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFCFB5
HEX#BFCFB5
RGBrgb(191, 207, 181)
HSLhsl(97, 21%, 76%)
HSVhsv(97, 13%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(83.5% 0.04 133.3)
LABlab(81.36% -9.16 11.04)
LCHlch(81.36% 14.34 129.68)

What #BFCFB5 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 #BFCFB5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.99Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.62Pastel Gray#CFCFC4ΔE 9.62Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 10.35Greige#BEB7A4ΔE 11.5Opal#A8C3BCΔE 11.83

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BFCFB5 Channel Values

How #BFCFB5 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 207 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 21% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 13% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFCFB5 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFCFB5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFCFB5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFCFB5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BFCFB5
Complementary
#C5B5CF
Analogous
#CCCFB5
Analogous
#B5CFB8
Triadic
#B5BFCF
Triadic
#CFB5BF
Split comp.
#B8B5CF
Split comp.
#CFB5CC

Tints & Shades of #BFCFB5

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

#C7D5BE
#CFDBC7
#D7E1D1
#E2E9DD
#EAEFE6
#F2F5F0

Shades

#A4BB96
#87A474
#6D8B5B
#556C47
#3D4D32
#222B1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFCFB5.

How #BFCFB5 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#BFCFB5
Protanopia#CCCCB5
Protanomaly#C7CDB5
Deuteranopia#CACAB6
Deuteranomaly#C6CCB5
Tritanopia#C2CCCC
Tritanomaly#C1CDC3
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFCFB5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfcfb5: #BFCFB5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFCFB5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfcfb5': '#BFCFB5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.812, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_bfcfb5">#BFCFB5</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFCFB5"

More Green Colors

#BFCFB5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BFCFB5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFCFB5?

#BFCFB5 is a light green — rgb(191, 207, 181) in RGB and hsl(97, 21%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #BFCFB5?

#BFCFB5 is rgb(191, 207, 181) — red 191, green 207, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFCFB5?

#BFCFB5 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFCFB5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFCFB5 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFCFB5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFCFB5 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 lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 14.69, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.