#bfc491 Color Information

#bfc491 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bfc491. In RGB, it consists of 74.9% Red, 76.9% Green, and 56.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 2.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 26% Yellow, and 23.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 65.9°, with saturation of 30.2% and lightness of 66.9%. The decimal value for #bfc491 is 12567697, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bfc491 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#bfc491 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color191, 196, 145 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.9%, 76.9%, 56.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.251, 0.231, 0.431 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.026, 0, 0.26, 0.231 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color65.9°, 30.2%, 66.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color65.9°, 26.0%, 76.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color46.337, 52.601, 34.499 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color145, 196, 150 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12567697 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.639, -10.096, 25.099 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.639, 27.054, 111.912 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.639, -0.424, 36.242 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color72.526, -12.878, 22.566 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.347, 0.394, 52.601 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290757777 / 0xffbfc491 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc99 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #bfc491

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bfc491, its pure hue is 65.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 30.2%, and its lightness is 66.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bfc491, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181912 to #a7ac7f.

Tints of #bfc491

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bfc491, its pure hue is 65.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 30.2%, and its lightness is 66.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bfc491, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c7cb9f to #f7f8f1.

Tones of #bfc491

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bfc491, its pure hue is 65.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 30.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bfc491, which range from #ababab (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #eeff56 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bfc491

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bfc491! For #bfc491, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bfc491. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bfc491

This color, #bfc491, consists of 74.9% Red, 76.9% Green, and 56.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 191, Green = 196, Blue = 145. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bfc491 is 2.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 26% Yellow, and 23.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.9%
C2.6%
G76.9%
M0.0%
B56.9%
Y26.0%
K23.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 191 196 145
Octal 277 304 221
Hexa #bf #c4 #91
Binary 10111111 11000100 10010001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 2 0 26 23
Octal 2 0 32 27
Hexa #02 #00 #1a #17
Binary 00000010 00000000 00011010 00010111

Analogous Colors of #bfc491

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bfc491 — which has hue 65.9° — its analogous colors are located at 35.9° and 95.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfc491.

Triadic Colors of #bfc491

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bfc491 — which has hue 65.9° — its triadic colors are located at 65.9° and 305.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfc491.

Complementary Color of #bfc491

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bfc491 — which has hue 65.9° — its complementary color is located at 245.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfc491.

Split Complementary Colors of #bfc491

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bfc491 — which has hue 65.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 65.9° and 275.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfc491.

Tetradic Colors of #bfc491

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bfc491 — which has hue 65.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 335.9°, 65.9°, 155.9°, and 245.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfc491.

Monochromatic Colors of #bfc491

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bfc491, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #90936d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e4e8c2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bfc491

We want to make getting started with #bfc491 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bfc491 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bfc491 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bfc491 with other HTML elements.

#bfc491 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bfc491.
<span style="color: #bfc491;">The color of this text is #bfc491.</span>

#bfc491 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bfc491.
<div style="background-color: #bfc491; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bfc491.</div>

#bfc491 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bfc491.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bfc491;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bfc491.</span>

#bfc491 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bfc491.
<div style="border: #bfc491 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bfc491.</div>

#bfc491 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bfc491 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bfc491; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bfc491 on a white background.</div></div>

#bfc491 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bfc491 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bfc491; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bfc491 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bfc491 to White

This is a gradient from #bfc491 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bfc491,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bfc491,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bfc491,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bfc491,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bfc491 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bfc491 to Black

This is a gradient from #bfc491 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bfc491,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bfc491,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bfc491,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bfc491,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bfc491 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bfc491

In addition to using #bfc491 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bfc491 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bfc491, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 191, Green = 196, Blue = 145). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bfc491 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bfc491
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(191, 196, 145)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bfc491; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bfc491; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bfc491; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(191, 196, 145);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bfc491")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:191, green:196, blue:145, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:191 green:196 blue:145 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(191f, 196f, 145f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(191, 196, 145);
 

#bfc491 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bfc491 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bfc491 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bfc491 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bfc491 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bfc491 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bfc491 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bfc491 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text