What color is #BFADA6?

#BFADA6 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 #BFADA6?

The RGB value is 191, 173, 166: 191 red, 173 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFADA6?

The complementary color is #A6B8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFADA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFADA6 color

#BFADA6 rgb(191, 173, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFADA6 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.8% green and 65.1% blue (191, 173, 166).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#BFADA6 color codes

HEX	`#BFADA6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 173, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 67.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.04, 5.28, 5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.04, 7.95, 48.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.312, 43.718, 42.226)`
Decimal	`12561830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFADA6, 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 #BFADA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFADA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #BFADA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfada6; }
.text { color: #bfada6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfada6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 173 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfada6, #bfb9a6); }

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Questions

What color is #BFADA6?: #BFADA6 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 #BFADA6?: The RGB value is 191, 173, 166: 191 red, 173 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFADA6?: The complementary color is #A6B8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFADA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.