What color is #BFA58A?

#BFA58A is a light, desaturated orange known as Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pergament?

The RGB value is 191, 165, 138: 191 red, 165 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pergament?

The complementary color is #8AA4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA58A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pergament color: hex code #BFA58A

#BFA58A rgb(191, 165, 138)

Shades of brown

Pergament has the hex code #BFA58A. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.7% green and 54.1% blue (191, 165, 138).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 29% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

Pergament (#BFA58A) color codes

HEX	`#BFA58A`
RGB	`rgb(191, 165, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 64.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 29%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.34, 5.36, 17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.34, 18.32, 72.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.529, 39.823, 29.644)`
Decimal	`12559754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pergament, 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 #BFA58A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA58A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #BFA58A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa58a; }
.text { color: #bfa58a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa58a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 165 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa58a, #bebf8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BFA58A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BFA58A?: #BFA58A is a light, desaturated orange known as Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pergament?: The RGB value is 191, 165, 138: 191 red, 165 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pergament?: The complementary color is #8AA4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA58A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.