What color is #BFA888?

#BFA888 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA888?

The RGB value is 191, 168, 136: 191 red, 168 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA888?

The complementary color is #889FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA888 color

#BFA888 rgb(191, 168, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFA888 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.9% green and 53.3% blue (191, 168, 136).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 29% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Diva (#BEA88D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#BFA888 color codes

HEX	`#BFA888`
RGB	`rgb(191, 168, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 65.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 29%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.08, 3.46, 19.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.08, 19.93, 80.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.933, 40.861, 29.071)`
Decimal	`12560520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA888, 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 #BFA888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #BFA888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa888; }
.text { color: #bfa888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 168 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa888, #bbbf88); }

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Questions

What color is #BFA888?: #BFA888 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA888?: The RGB value is 191, 168, 136: 191 red, 168 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA888?: The complementary color is #889FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.