What color is #BFAD86?

#BFAD86 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFAD86?

The RGB value is 191, 173, 134: 191 red, 173 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAD86?

The complementary color is #8698BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAD86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAD86 color

#BFAD86 rgb(191, 173, 134)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFAD86 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.8% green and 52.5% blue (191, 173, 134).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Faded Letter (#BFAC86), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#BFAD86 color codes

HEX	`#BFAD86`
RGB	`rgb(191, 173, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 67.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 30%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.34, 0.5, 22.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.34, 22.44, 88.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.733, 42.686, 28.643)`
Decimal	`12561798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAD86, 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 #BFAD86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAD86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #BFAD86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfad86; }
.text { color: #bfad86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfad86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 173 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfad86, #b4bf86); }

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Questions

What color is #BFAD86?: #BFAD86 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFAD86?: The RGB value is 191, 173, 134: 191 red, 173 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAD86?: The complementary color is #8698BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAD86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.