What color is #BF9C84?

#BF9C84 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF9C84?

The RGB value is 191, 156, 132: 191 red, 156 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF9C84?

The complementary color is #84A7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF9C84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF9C84 color

#BF9C84 rgb(191, 156, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF9C84 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 61.2% green and 51.8% blue (191, 156, 132).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Light Brown (#C4A484), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#BF9C84 color codes

HEX	`#BF9C84`
RGB	`rgb(191, 156, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 61.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 31%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.92, 9.45, 17.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.92, 19.86, 61.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.54, 36.521, 26.897)`
Decimal	`12557444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF9C84, 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 #BF9C84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF9C84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #BF9C84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf9c84; }
.text { color: #bf9c84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf9c84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 156 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf9c84, #bfba84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BF9C84?: #BF9C84 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF9C84?: The RGB value is 191, 156, 132: 191 red, 156 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF9C84?: The complementary color is #84A7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF9C84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.