Close to Dark Khaki
#BFB160
#BFB160 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Dark Khaki. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 69.4% green, and 37.6% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 43% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BFB160.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.17:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.67:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.17:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.67:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFB160 as they’d see it.
#BFB160 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BFB160
What color is #BFB160?
#BFB160 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Dark Khaki. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 69.4% green, and 37.6% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 43% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFB160 in RGB?
#BFB160 is rgb(191, 177, 96): 191 red, 177 green, and 96 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFB160 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 7, 50, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFB160?
PANTONE 458 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BFB160?
Its complement #A3AAFA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.