#BFBFA8
Light Sage · light warm yellow
About #BFBFA8
#BFBFA8 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 75% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.1), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A8A8BF (dusty blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.23:1 (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 #BFBFA8?
#BFBFA8 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 75% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BFBFA8?
Use black text. Black on #BFBFA8 has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFBFA8?
Its complementary colour is #A8A8BF, and analogous partners are #BFB3A8 and #B3BFA8.