What color is #BFA86E?

#BFA86E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Ale. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA86E?

The RGB value is 191, 168, 110: 191 red, 168 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA86E?

The complementary color is #6E85BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA86E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA86E color

#BFA86E rgb(191, 168, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFA86E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.9% green and 43.1% blue (191, 168, 110).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 39% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 42% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ginger Ale (#C9A86A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#BFA86E color codes

HEX	`#BFA86E`
RGB	`rgb(191, 168, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 65.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 39%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 42%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 42%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.62, 0.28, 33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.62, 33, 89.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.304, 40.209, 20.492)`
Decimal	`12560494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA86E, 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 #BFA86E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA86E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #BFA86E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa86e; }
.text { color: #bfa86e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa86e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 168 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa86e, #aebf6e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BFA86E?: #BFA86E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Ale. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA86E?: The RGB value is 191, 168, 110: 191 red, 168 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA86E?: The complementary color is #6E85BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA86E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.