Information about #BFC74B color

#BFC74B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BFC74B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(191, 199, 75) — 74.9% red, 78% green, 29.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 0 / 49 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BFC74B is a confidently colored golden yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Avocado Green (#B2C248). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Margarita (#B0C24A) and Billy T (#C1B943).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 199, 75) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BFC74B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BFC74B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BFC74B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BFC74B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Happy Hour color link
Happy Hour

#A9C949

June Bud color link
June Bud

#BDDA57

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Conifer color link
Conifer

#B1DD52

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFC74B
  • RGB191, 199, 75
  • CMYK3, 0, 49, 22
  • CSSrgb(191, 199, 75)
  • HSL64°, 53%, 54%
  • HSL Precise63.871°, 52.542%, 53.725%
  • HSV64°, 62%, 78%
  • HSB64°, 62%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.780, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.780, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.780, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBFC74B
  • DECIMAL ID12568395
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01