What color is #BFAB99?

#BFAB99 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFAB99?

The RGB value is 191, 171, 153: 191 red, 171 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAB99?

The complementary color is #99ADBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAB99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAB99 color

#BFAB99 rgb(191, 171, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFAB99 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.1% green and 60% blue (191, 171, 153).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#BFAB99 color codes

HEX	`#BFAB99`
RGB	`rgb(191, 171, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 67.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.22, 4.3, 11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.22, 12.66, 70.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.799, 42.503, 36.133)`
Decimal	`12561305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAB99, 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 #BFAB99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAB99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #BFAB99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfab99; }
.text { color: #bfab99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfab99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 171 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfab99, #bfbe99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BFAB99?: #BFAB99 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFAB99?: The RGB value is 191, 171, 153: 191 red, 171 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAB99?: The complementary color is #99ADBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAB99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.