Palettes / Colors / #BFDF53

#BFDF53 — Green

#BFDF53 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BFDF53 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.

#BFDF53 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7353DF; it also sits naturally between #DFBA53 and #78DF53. 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 87% · Blue 33%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 63% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFDF53

.text { color: #BFDF53; }
.background { background-color: #BFDF53; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDF53; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 223, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 69%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDF53; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 223, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDF53; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 223, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFDF53">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFDF53">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7353DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFDF53: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFDF53

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 #BFDF53 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 #BFDF53 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFDF53?

#BFDF53 is Green, a green color (RGB 191, 223, 83). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDF53?

#BFDF53 is RGB 191, 223, 83 — HSL 74°, 69%, 60% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 63%, 13%.

What colors go with #BFDF53?

Its complement is #7353DF; analogous partners are #DFBA53 and #78DF53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFDF53 for text?

Black text on #BFDF53 has a contrast ratio of 13.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.