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#BFB68C

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #BFB68C

With the hex code #BFB68C, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 71% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Tan. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8C95BF, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green182
Blue140

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.0
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 8.8
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 10.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BFB68C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BFB68C.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BFB68C.
10.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFB68C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFB68C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFB389
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1B78D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7B0AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFB68C?

With the hex code #BFB68C, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 71% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFB68C?

Use black text. Black on #BFB68C has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFB68C?

Its complementary colour is #8C95BF, and analogous partners are #BF9D8C and #AFBF8C.