What color is #BFA69C?

#BFA69C 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 #BFA69C?

The RGB value is 191, 166, 156: 191 red, 166 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA69C?

The complementary color is #9CB5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA69C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA69C color

#BFA69C rgb(191, 166, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFA69C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.1% green and 61.2% blue (191, 166, 156).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#BFA69C color codes

HEX	`#BFA69C`
RGB	`rgb(191, 166, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 65.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70, 7.48, 8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70, 11.34, 48.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.123, 40.75, 37.145)`
Decimal	`12560028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA69C, 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 #BFA69C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA69C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #BFA69C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa69c; }
.text { color: #bfa69c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa69c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 166 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa69c, #bfb79c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA69C?: #BFA69C 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 #BFA69C?: The RGB value is 191, 166, 156: 191 red, 166 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA69C?: The complementary color is #9CB5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA69C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.