What color is #BF652E?

#BF652E is a moderate orange known as Dwarven Bronze. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dwarven Bronze?

The RGB value is 191, 101, 46: 191 red, 101 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dwarven Bronze?

The complementary color is #2E88BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF652E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dwarven Bronze color: hex code #BF652E

#BF652E rgb(191, 101, 46)

Shades of brown

Dwarven Bronze has the hex code #BF652E. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 39.6% green and 18% blue (191, 101, 46).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 61% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 76% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

Dwarven Bronze (#BF652E) color codes

HEX	`#BF652E`
RGB	`rgb(191, 101, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 39.6%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 61%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 76%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 76%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.49, 31.98, 45.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.49, 55.81, 55.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.635, 20.584, 5.155)`
Decimal	`12543278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dwarven Bronze, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BF652E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BF652E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BF652E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf652e; }
.text { color: #bf652e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf652e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 101 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf652e, #bfad2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cinnamon.

See #BF652E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BF652E?: #BF652E is a moderate orange known as Dwarven Bronze. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dwarven Bronze?: The RGB value is 191, 101, 46: 191 red, 101 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dwarven Bronze?: The complementary color is #2E88BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF652E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.