What color is #BFA89B?

#BFA89B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA89B?

The RGB value is 191, 168, 155: 191 red, 168 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA89B?

The complementary color is #9BB2BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA89B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA89B color

#BFA89B rgb(191, 168, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFA89B is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.9% green and 60.8% blue (191, 168, 155).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#BFA89B color codes

HEX	`#BFA89B`
RGB	`rgb(191, 168, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 65.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.49, 6.23, 9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.49, 11.59, 57.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.405, 41.449, 36.823)`
Decimal	`12560539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA89B, 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 #BFA89B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA89B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #BFA89B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa89b; }
.text { color: #bfa89b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa89b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 168 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa89b, #bfba9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA89B?: #BFA89B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA89B?: The RGB value is 191, 168, 155: 191 red, 168 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA89B?: The complementary color is #9BB2BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA89B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.