Close to Ecru
#BFB488
#BFB488 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Ecru. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 70.6% green, and 53.3% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BFB488.
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
2.08:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.10:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.08:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.10:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFB488 as they’d see it.
#BFB488 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 #BFB488
What color is #BFB488?
#BFB488 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Ecru. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 70.6% green, and 53.3% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFB488 in RGB?
#BFB488 is rgb(191, 180, 136): 191 red, 180 green, and 136 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFB488 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 29, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFB488?
PANTONE 451 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BFB488?
Its complement #A8B2DE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.