What color is #BF8973?

#BF8973 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ludicrous Lemming. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF8973?

The RGB value is 191, 137, 115: 191 red, 137 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF8973?

The complementary color is #73A9BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF8973?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF8973 color

#BF8973 rgb(191, 137, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF8973 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 53.7% green and 45.1% blue (191, 137, 115).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 40% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ludicrous Lemming (#BB8877), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#BF8973 color codes

HEX	`#BF8973`
RGB	`rgb(191, 137, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 53.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 40%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.83, 17.8, 19.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.83, 26.75, 48.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.527, 30.208, 20.281)`
Decimal	`12552563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF8973, 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 #BF8973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF8973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #BF8973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf8973; }
.text { color: #bf8973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 137 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf8973, #bfaf73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #BF8973?: #BF8973 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ludicrous Lemming. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF8973?: The RGB value is 191, 137, 115: 191 red, 137 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF8973?: The complementary color is #73A9BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF8973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.