Close to Khaki Tan
#BFB696
#BFB696 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Khaki Tan. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 71.4% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 24% saturation and 67% 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 #BFB696.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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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
2.03:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.35:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.03:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.35:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFB696 as they’d see it.
#BFB696 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BFB696
What color is #BFB696?
#BFB696 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Khaki Tan. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 71.4% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFB696 in RGB?
#BFB696 is rgb(191, 182, 150): 191 red, 182 green, and 150 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFB696 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 5, 21, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFB696?
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 #BFB696?
Its complement #ACB5D5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.