#bfd49e Color Information

#bfd49e 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 #bfd49e. In RGB, it consists of 74.9% Red, 83.1% Green, and 62.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 9.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 25.5% Yellow, and 16.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 83.3°, with saturation of 38.6% and lightness of 72.5%. The decimal value for #bfd49e is 12571806, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bfd49e 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#bfd49e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color191, 212, 158 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.9%, 83.1%, 62.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.251, 0.169, 0.380 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.099, 0, 0.255, 0.169 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color83.3°, 38.6%, 72.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color83.3°, 25.5%, 83.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color51.201, 60.632, 41.352 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color158, 212, 179 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12571806 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color82.181, -16.359, 24.441 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)82.181, 29.410, 123.795 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color82.181, -9.653, 37.097 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color77.867, -18.894, 23.020 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.334, 0.396, 60.632 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290761886 / 0xffbfd49e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc99 Copy
Last Updated: April 30, 2025

Shades of #bfd49e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bfd49e, its pure hue is 83.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.6%, and its lightness is 72.5%. 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 #bfd49e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181b14 to #a7ba8a.

Tints of #bfd49e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bfd49e, its pure hue is 83.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.6%, and its lightness is 72.5%. 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 #bfd49e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c7d9aa to #f7faf3.

Tones of #bfd49e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bfd49e, its pure hue is 83.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.6%, 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 #bfd49e, which range from #b9b9b9 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c9ff73 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bfd49e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bfd49e! For #bfd49e, 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, #bfd49e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bfd49e

This color, #bfd49e, consists of 74.9% Red, 83.1% Green, and 62.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 191, Green = 212, Blue = 158. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bfd49e is 9.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 25.5% Yellow, and 16.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.9%
C9.9%
G83.1%
M0.0%
B62.0%
Y25.5%
K16.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 191 212 158
Octal 277 324 236
Hexa #bf #d4 #9e
Binary 10111111 11010100 10011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 9 0 25 16
Octal 11 0 31 20
Hexa #09 #00 #19 #10
Binary 00001001 00000000 00011001 00010000

Analogous Colors of #bfd49e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bfd49e — which has hue 83.3° — its analogous colors are located at 53.3° and 113.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfd49e.

Triadic Colors of #bfd49e

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 #bfd49e — which has hue 83.3° — its triadic colors are located at 83.3° and 323.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfd49e.

Complementary Color of #bfd49e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bfd49e — which has hue 83.3° — its complementary color is located at 263.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfd49e.

Split Complementary Colors of #bfd49e

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 #bfd49e — which has hue 83.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 83.3° and 293.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfd49e.

Tetradic Colors of #bfd49e

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 #bfd49e — which has hue 83.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 353.3°, 83.3°, 173.3°, and 263.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfd49e.

Monochromatic Colors of #bfd49e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bfd49e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #9baa82 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e1f0c8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bfd49e

We want to make getting started with #bfd49e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bfd49e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bfd49e 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 #bfd49e with other HTML elements.

#bfd49e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bfd49e.
<span style="color: #bfd49e;">The color of this text is #bfd49e.</span>

#bfd49e Background Color

The background color for this text is #bfd49e.
<div style="background-color: #bfd49e; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bfd49e.</div>

#bfd49e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bfd49e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bfd49e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bfd49e.</span>

#bfd49e Border Color

This is a div with border color #bfd49e.
<div style="border: #bfd49e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bfd49e.</div>

#bfd49e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bfd49e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bfd49e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bfd49e on a white background.</div></div>

#bfd49e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bfd49e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bfd49e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bfd49e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bfd49e to White

This is a gradient from #bfd49e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bfd49e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bfd49e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bfd49e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bfd49e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bfd49e to white.</div>

Gradient from #bfd49e to Black

This is a gradient from #bfd49e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bfd49e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bfd49e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bfd49e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bfd49e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bfd49e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bfd49e

In addition to using #bfd49e 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 #bfd49e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bfd49e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 191, Green = 212, Blue = 158). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bfd49e 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 #bfd49e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(191, 212, 158)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bfd49e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bfd49e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bfd49e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(191, 212, 158);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bfd49e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:191, green:212, blue:158, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:191 green:212 blue:158 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(191f, 212f, 158f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(191, 212, 158);
 

#bfd49e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bfd49e the same way. For those with color blindness, #bfd49e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bfd49e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bfd49e 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 #bfd49e 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 #bfd49e 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 #bfd49e 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 1.6:1 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
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text