Close to Sage
#BFBB90
#BFBB90 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 73.3% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 55°, with 27% saturation and 66% 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 #BFBB90.
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
1.96:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.73:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.96:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.73:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFBB90 as they’d see it.
#BFBB90 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 #BFBB90
What color is #BFBB90?
#BFBB90 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 73.3% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 55°, with 27% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFBB90 in RGB?
#BFBB90 is rgb(191, 187, 144): 191 red, 187 green, and 144 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFBB90 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 2, 25, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFBB90?
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 #BFBB90?
Its complement #B3B6E1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.