What color is #BFA286?

#BFA286 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA286?

The RGB value is 191, 162, 134: 191 red, 162 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA286?

The complementary color is #86A3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA286?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA286 color

#BFA286 rgb(191, 162, 134)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFA286 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.5% green and 52.5% blue (191, 162, 134).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pergament (#BFA58A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#BFA286 color codes

HEX	`#BFA286`
RGB	`rgb(191, 162, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 63.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.49, 6.44, 18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.49, 19.62, 70.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.71, 38.64, 27.969)`
Decimal	`12558982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA286, 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 #BFA286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #BFA286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa286; }
.text { color: #bfa286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 162 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa286, #bfbe86); }

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Questions

What color is #BFA286?: #BFA286 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA286?: The RGB value is 191, 162, 134: 191 red, 162 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA286?: The complementary color is #86A3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA286?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.