#BFB99F
Khaki · light warm yellow
About #BFB99F
#BFB99F is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 73% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 6.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9FA5BF (dusty blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFB99F?
#BFB99F is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 73% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BFB99F?
Use black text. Black on #BFB99F has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFB99F?
Its complementary colour is #9FA5BF, and analogous partners are #BFA99F and #B5BF9F.