What color is #BF6F40?

#BF6F40 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oak Palace. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF6F40?

The RGB value is 191, 111, 64: 191 red, 111 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF6F40?

The complementary color is #4090BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF6F40?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF6F40 color

#BF6F40 rgb(191, 111, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF6F40 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 43.5% green and 25.1% blue (191, 111, 64).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 50% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 66% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Oak Palace (#BB6B41), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#BF6F40 color codes

HEX	`#BF6F40`
RGB	`rgb(191, 111, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 43.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 50%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 66%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 66%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.88, 27.54, 39.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.88, 47.94, 54.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.098, 22.818, 7.774)`
Decimal	`12545856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF6F40, 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 #BF6F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BF6F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #BF6F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf6f40; }
.text { color: #bf6f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf6f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 111 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf6f40, #bfaf40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #BF6F40?: #BF6F40 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oak Palace. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF6F40?: The RGB value is 191, 111, 64: 191 red, 111 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF6F40?: The complementary color is #4090BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF6F40?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.