What color is #BF8859?

#BF8859 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF8859?

The RGB value is 191, 136, 89: 191 red, 136 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF8859?

The complementary color is #5990BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF8859?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF8859 color

#BF8859 rgb(191, 136, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF8859 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 53.3% green and 34.9% blue (191, 136, 89).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 44% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 53% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Deer (#BA8759), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#BF8859 color codes

HEX	`#BF8859`
RGB	`rgb(191, 136, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 53.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 44%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 53%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 53%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.14, 15.68, 33.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.14, 36.92, 64.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.095, 29.408, 13.435)`
Decimal	`12552281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF8859, 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 #BF8859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BF8859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #BF8859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf8859; }
.text { color: #bf8859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 136 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf8859, #bfbb59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #BF8859?: #BF8859 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF8859?: The RGB value is 191, 136, 89: 191 red, 136 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF8859?: The complementary color is #5990BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF8859?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.