What color is #BFA38E?

#BFA38E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA38E?

The RGB value is 191, 163, 142: 191 red, 163 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA38E?

The complementary color is #8EAABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA38E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA38E color

#BFA38E rgb(191, 163, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFA38E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.9% green and 55.7% blue (191, 163, 142).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#BFA38E color codes

HEX	`#BFA38E`
RGB	`rgb(191, 163, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 63.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.91, 7.01, 14.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.91, 16.3, 64.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.466, 39.225, 31.078)`
Decimal	`12559246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA38E, 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 #BFA38E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA38E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #BFA38E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa38e; }
.text { color: #bfa38e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa38e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 163 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa38e, #bfbb8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA38E?: #BFA38E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA38E?: The RGB value is 191, 163, 142: 191 red, 163 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA38E?: The complementary color is #8EAABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA38E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.