Palettes / Colors / #BFBFA9

#BFBFA9 — Light Dusty Yellow

#BFBFA9 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BFBFA9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BFBFA9 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AAAAC0; it also sits naturally between #C0B5AA and #B5C0AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 75% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BFBFA9

.text { color: #BFBFA9; }
.background { background-color: #BFBFA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBFA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 191, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 15%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBFA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 191, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBFA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 191, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFBFA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBFA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAAAC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBFA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBFA9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BFBFA9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFBFA9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFBFA8  ·  #BFBFAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBFA9?

#BFBFA9 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 191, 169). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBFA9?

#BFBFA9 is RGB 191, 191, 169 — HSL 60°, 15%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 12%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFBFA9?

Its complement is #AAAAC0; analogous partners are #C0B5AA and #B5C0AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBFA9 for text?

Black text on #BFBFA9 has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.