What color is #BF8970?

#BF8970 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF8970?

The RGB value is 191, 137, 112: 191 red, 137 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF8970?

The complementary color is #70A6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF8970?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF8970 color

#BF8970 rgb(191, 137, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF8970 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 53.7% green and 43.9% blue (191, 137, 112).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 41% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Dream (#C98F70), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#BF8970 color codes

HEX	`#BF8970`
RGB	`rgb(191, 137, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 53.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 41%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, 17.45, 21.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 27.75, 51.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.357, 30.14, 19.387)`
Decimal	`12552560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF8970, 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 #BF8970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF8970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #BF8970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf8970; }
.text { color: #bf8970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 137 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf8970, #bfb170); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #BF8970?: #BF8970 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF8970?: The RGB value is 191, 137, 112: 191 red, 137 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF8970?: The complementary color is #70A6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF8970?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.