What color is #BFA185?

#BFA185 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 #BFA185?

The RGB value is 191, 161, 133: 191 red, 161 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA185?

The complementary color is #85A3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA185 color

#BFA185 rgb(191, 161, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFA185 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.1% green and 52.2% blue (191, 161, 133).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Light Brown (#C4A484), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#BFA185 color codes

HEX	`#BFA185`
RGB	`rgb(191, 161, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 63.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 30%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, 6.85, 18.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 19.92, 69.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.465, 38.261, 27.545)`
Decimal	`12558725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA185, 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 #BFA185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #BFA185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa185; }
.text { color: #bfa185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 161 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa185, #bfbe85); }

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Questions

What color is #BFA185?: #BFA185 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 #BFA185?: The RGB value is 191, 161, 133: 191 red, 161 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA185?: The complementary color is #85A3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.