What color is #BF976E?

#BF976E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cardboard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF976E?

The RGB value is 191, 151, 110: 191 red, 151 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF976E?

The complementary color is #6E96BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF976E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF976E color

#BF976E rgb(191, 151, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF976E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 59.2% green and 43.1% blue (191, 151, 110).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 39% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 42% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Cardboard (#C19A6C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#BF976E color codes

HEX	`#BF976E`
RGB	`rgb(191, 151, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 59.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 39%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 42%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 42%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.23, 9.51, 27.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.23, 28.9, 70.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.368, 34.337, 19.514)`
Decimal	`12556142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF976E, 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 #BF976E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF976E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #BF976E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf976e; }
.text { color: #bf976e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf976e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 151 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf976e, #bfbf6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BF976E?: #BF976E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cardboard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF976E?: The RGB value is 191, 151, 110: 191 red, 151 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF976E?: The complementary color is #6E96BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF976E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.