What color is #BFA98E?

#BFA98E 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 #BFA98E?

The RGB value is 191, 169, 142: 191 red, 169 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA98E?

The complementary color is #8EA4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA98E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA98E color

#BFA98E rgb(191, 169, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFA98E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 66.3% green and 55.7% blue (191, 169, 142).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Diva (#BEA88D), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#BFA98E color codes

HEX	`#BFA98E`
RGB	`rgb(191, 169, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 66.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.46, 3.75, 16.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.46, 17.29, 77.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.557, 41.407, 31.442)`
Decimal	`12560782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA98E, 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 #BFA98E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA98E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #BFA98E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa98e; }
.text { color: #bfa98e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa98e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 169 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa98e, #bdbf8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BFA98E?: #BFA98E 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 #BFA98E?: The RGB value is 191, 169, 142: 191 red, 169 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA98E?: The complementary color is #8EA4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA98E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.