What color is #BFAC86?

#BFAC86 is a light, desaturated orange known as Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Faded Letter?

The RGB value is 191, 172, 134: 191 red, 172 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Faded Letter?

The complementary color is #8699BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAC86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Faded Letter color: hex code #BFAC86

#BFAC86 rgb(191, 172, 134)

Shades of brown

Faded Letter has the hex code #BFAC86. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.5% green and 52.5% blue (191, 172, 134).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

Faded Letter (#BFAC86) color codes

HEX	`#BFAC86`
RGB	`rgb(191, 172, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 67.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 30%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.08, 1.03, 22.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.08, 22.11, 87.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.542, 42.304, 28.579)`
Decimal	`12561542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Faded Letter, 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 #BFAC86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAC86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BFAC86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfac86; }
.text { color: #bfac86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfac86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 172 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfac86, #b5bf86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BFAC86 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BFAC86?: #BFAC86 is a light, desaturated orange known as Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Faded Letter?: The RGB value is 191, 172, 134: 191 red, 172 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Faded Letter?: The complementary color is #8699BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAC86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.