What color is #BFA398?

#BFA398 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA398?

The RGB value is 191, 163, 152: 191 red, 163 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA398?

The complementary color is #98B4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA398 color

#BFA398 rgb(191, 163, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFA398 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.9% green and 59.6% blue (191, 163, 152).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#BFA398 color codes

HEX	`#BFA398`
RGB	`rgb(191, 163, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 63.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.14, 8.49, 9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.14, 12.75, 48.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.251, 39.539, 35.211)`
Decimal	`12559256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA398, 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 #BFA398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #BFA398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa398; }
.text { color: #bfa398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 163 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa398, #bfb798); }

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Questions

What color is #BFA398?: #BFA398 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA398?: The RGB value is 191, 163, 152: 191 red, 163 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA398?: The complementary color is #98B4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.