What color is #BFAF97?

#BFAF97 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tender Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFAF97?

The RGB value is 191, 175, 151: 191 red, 175 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAF97?

The complementary color is #97A7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAF97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAF97 color

#BFAF97 rgb(191, 175, 151)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFAF97 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.6% green and 59.2% blue (191, 175, 151).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Tender Taupe (#C4B198), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#BFAF97 color codes

HEX	`#BFAF97`
RGB	`rgb(191, 175, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 68.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.21, 1.83, 14.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.21, 14.52, 82.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.402, 43.972, 35.526)`
Decimal	`12562327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAF97, 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 #BFAF97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAF97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #BFAF97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfaf97; }
.text { color: #bfaf97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfaf97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 175 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfaf97, #bbbf97); }

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Questions

What color is #BFAF97?: #BFAF97 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tender Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFAF97?: The RGB value is 191, 175, 151: 191 red, 175 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAF97?: The complementary color is #97A7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAF97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.