What color is #BF9883?

#BF9883 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF9883?

The RGB value is 191, 152, 131: 191 red, 152 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF9883?

The complementary color is #83AABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF9883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF9883 color

#BF9883 rgb(191, 152, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF9883 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 59.6% green and 51.4% blue (191, 152, 131).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beauty and the Beach (#C99680), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#BF9883 color codes

HEX	`#BF9883`
RGB	`rgb(191, 152, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 59.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 31%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.88, 11.52, 16.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.88, 20.2, 55.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.812, 35.173, 26.318)`
Decimal	`12556419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF9883, 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 #BF9883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF9883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #BF9883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf9883; }
.text { color: #bf9883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf9883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 152 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf9883, #bfb683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BF9883?: #BF9883 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF9883?: The RGB value is 191, 152, 131: 191 red, 152 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF9883?: The complementary color is #83AABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF9883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.