Close to Olive Green
#BFC487
#BFC487 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 76.9% green, and 52.9% blue. Its hue is 65°, with 34% saturation and 65% 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 #BFC487.
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
1.83:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.46:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.83:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.46:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFC487 as they’d see it.
#BFC487 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 #BFC487
What color is #BFC487?
#BFC487 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 76.9% green, and 52.9% blue. Its hue is 65°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFC487 in RGB?
#BFC487 is rgb(191, 196, 135): 191 red, 196 green, and 135 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFC487 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(3, 0, 31, 23). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFC487?
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 #BFC487?
Its complement #BFB9F5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.