Close to Brass
#BFB555
#BFB555 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Brass. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 71% green, and 33.3% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 45% saturation and 54% 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 #BFB555.
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
2.11:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.96:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.11:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.96:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFB555 as they’d see it.
#BFB555 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 #BFB555
What color is #BFB555?
#BFB555 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Brass. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 71% green, and 33.3% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 45% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFB555 in RGB?
#BFB555 is rgb(191, 181, 85): 191 red, 181 green, and 85 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFB555 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 5, 55, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFB555?
PANTONE 460 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BFB555?
Its complement #ACAAFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.