What color is #BFA49A?

#BFA49A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA49A?

The RGB value is 191, 164, 154: 191 red, 164 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA49A?

The complementary color is #9AB5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA49A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA49A color

#BFA49A rgb(191, 164, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFA49A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.3% green and 60.4% blue (191, 164, 154).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#BFA49A color codes

HEX	`#BFA49A`
RGB	`rgb(191, 164, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 64.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.44, 8.26, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.44, 12.09, 46.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.594, 39.962, 36.141)`
Decimal	`12559514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA49A, 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 #BFA49A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA49A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #BFA49A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa49a; }
.text { color: #bfa49a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa49a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 164 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa49a, #bfb79a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA49A?: #BFA49A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA49A?: The RGB value is 191, 164, 154: 191 red, 164 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA49A?: The complementary color is #9AB5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA49A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.