Palettes / Colors / #BFCA73
#BFCA73 — Muted Yellow
#BFCA73 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BFCA73 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.
#BFCA73 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 #7E72CA; it also sits naturally between #CAAA72 and #92CA72. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFCA73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 202, 115 |
| HSL | 68°, 45%, 62% |
| HSV | 68°, 43%, 79% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 43%, 21% |
| XYZ | 45.70, 54.56, 24.34 |
| Yxy | 54.56, 0.3668, 0.4379 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.78, -16.84, 42.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.86, -15.10, 29.23 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 79% · Blue 45%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFCA73
.text { color: #BFCA73; }
.background { background-color: #BFCA73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCA73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 202, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 45%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCA73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 202, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCA73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 202, 115, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFCA73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCA73">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #7E72CA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFCA73: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCA73
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BFCA73: ·
How #BFCA73 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 #BFCA73 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BFCA73?
#BFCA73 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 202, 115). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCA73?
#BFCA73 is RGB 191, 202, 115 — HSL 68°, 45%, 62% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 43%, 21%.
What colors go with #BFCA73?
Its complement is #7E72CA; analogous partners are #CAAA72 and #92CA72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFCA73 for text?
Black text on #BFCA73 has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.