Close to Ecru
#BFBE85
#BFBE85 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Ecru. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 74.5% green, and 52.2% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BFBE85.
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
1.92:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.92:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.92:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.92:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFBE85 as they’d see it.
#BFBE85 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #BFBE85
What color is #BFBE85?
#BFBE85 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Ecru. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 74.5% green, and 52.2% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFBE85 in RGB?
#BFBE85 is rgb(191, 190, 133): 191 red, 190 green, and 133 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFBE85 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 1, 30, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFBE85?
PANTONE 7492 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BFBE85?
Its complement #B6B6EE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.