ColorTool
Log in
#BFBB71

#bfbb71 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#bfbb71 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 40.84% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 56.92°, with 37.86% saturation and 59.61% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 1.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc66
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4781

Complementary

  1. #bfbb71
  2. #7175bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb71
  2. #719cbf
  3. #9471bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9471
  2. #bfbb71
  3. #9cbf71

Triadic

  1. #bfbb71
  2. #71bfbb
  3. #bb71bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb71
  2. #75bf71
  3. #7175bf
  4. #bb71bf

Square

  1. #bfbb71
  2. #71bf94
  3. #7175bf
  4. #bf719c

Monochromatic

  1. #68652f
  2. #9d9847
  3. #bfbb71
  4. #d7d4a6
  5. #efeeda

Shades

#bfbb71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb71
  2. #aca866
  3. #99965a
  4. #86834f
  5. #737044
  6. #605e39
  7. #4c4b2d
  8. #393822
  9. #262517
  10. #13130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb71
  2. #c5c27f
  3. #ccc98d
  4. #d2cf9c
  5. #d9d6aa
  6. #dfddb8
  7. #e5e4c6
  8. #ecebd4
  9. #f2f1e3
  10. #f9f8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb71
  2. #b9b573
  3. #b2af74
  4. #aca976
  5. #a6a377
  6. #a09e79
  7. #99987a
  8. #93927c
  9. #8d8c7d
  10. #86867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb9a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b66b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b974 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9b2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b86e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5ba73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b696 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-bfbb71 {
  color: #bfbb71;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb71 {
  background-color: #bfbb71;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb71 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 38% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb71, #9cbf71);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 113 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 1.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.33 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.94 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.56 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.79 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.11 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.25 #40448e Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bfbb71  rgb(191, 187, 113)  hsl(57, 38%, 60%)  Dark Khaki
#7175bf  rgb(113, 117, 191)  hsl(237, 38%, 60%)  Glaucous
#71bfbb  rgb(113, 191, 187)  hsl(177, 38%, 60%)  Verdigris
#bb71bf  rgb(187, 113, 191)  hsl(297, 38%, 60%)  Orchid