What color is #BFA774?

#BFA774 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA774?

The RGB value is 191, 167, 116: 191 red, 167 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA774?

The complementary color is #748CBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA774?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA774 color

#BFA774 rgb(191, 167, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFA774 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.5% green and 45.5% blue (191, 167, 116).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 39% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gold Rush (#C4A777), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BFA774 color codes

HEX	`#BFA774`
RGB	`rgb(191, 167, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 65.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 39%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.45, 1.49, 29.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.45, 29.64, 87.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.458, 39.976, 22.21)`
Decimal	`12560244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA774, 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 #BFA774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #BFA774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa774; }
.text { color: #bfa774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 167 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa774, #b1bf74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #BFA774?: #BFA774 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA774?: The RGB value is 191, 167, 116: 191 red, 167 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA774?: The complementary color is #748CBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA774?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.