What color is #BFAAA0?

#BFAAA0 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 #BFAAA0?

The RGB value is 191, 170, 160: 191 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAAA0?

The complementary color is #A0B5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAAA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAAA0 color

#BFAAA0 rgb(191, 170, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFAAA0 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 66.7% green and 62.7% blue (191, 170, 160).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#BFAAA0 color codes

HEX	`#BFAAA0`
RGB	`rgb(191, 170, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 66.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.12, 5.93, 7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.12, 9.9, 53.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.206, 42.365, 39.205)`
Decimal	`12561056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAAA0, 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 #BFAAA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAAA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #BFAAA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfaaa0; }
.text { color: #bfaaa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfaaa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 170 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfaaa0, #bfbaa0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BFAAA0?: #BFAAA0 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 #BFAAA0?: The RGB value is 191, 170, 160: 191 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAAA0?: The complementary color is #A0B5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAAA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.