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#bfaf5e color: Mack Creek

#bfaf5e is rgb(191, 175, 94) in RGB and oklch(75.04% 0.10383 98.394) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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75%
0.104
98°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • olive-400
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #bfaf5e

#bfaf5e is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 98°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.51:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mack Creek (#bfae5b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bfaf5e mixed with white

  1. bfaf5e
  2. c5b76f
  3. cbbf80
  4. d2c790
  5. d8cfa0
  6. ded7b0
  7. e5dfc0
  8. ebe7d0
  9. f2efdf
  10. f8f7ef

Darker: #bfaf5e mixed with black

  1. bfaf5e
  2. a69851
  3. 8d8144
  4. 756b37
  5. 5e562b
  6. 48411f
  7. 332e14
  8. 1f1c0a
  9. 0d0b03
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bfaf5e with less saturation

  1. bfaf5e
  2. bdaf68
  3. bbaf71
  4. baaf79
  5. b8af82
  6. b6af89
  7. b5af91
  8. b3af99
  9. b1aea0
  10. b0aea7

Questions about #bfaf5e

What color is #bfaf5e?

#bfaf5e is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Mack Creek. In RGB it is rgb(191, 175, 94), in HSL hsl(50.1, 43.11%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.04% 0.10383 98.394).

What colors go well with #bfaf5e?

The complementary color of #bfaf5e is #9fa7ef. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d9a263 and #9abb73. The triadic partners are #55beda and #d994c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #bfaf5e?

Black text reads better on #bfaf5e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bfaf5e a warm or cool color?

#bfaf5e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 98 degrees, its lightness 75% and its chroma 0.104.