What color is #BFB39C?

#BFB39C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Another One Bites the Dust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB39C?

The RGB value is 191, 179, 156: 191 red, 179 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB39C?

The complementary color is #9CA8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB39C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB39C color

#BFB39C rgb(191, 179, 156)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BFB39C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.2% green and 61.2% blue (191, 179, 156).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Another One Bites the Dust (#C7BBA4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#BFB39C color codes

HEX	`#BFB39C`
RGB	`rgb(191, 179, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 70.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.36, 0.45, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.36, 13.3, 88.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.606, 45.718, 37.973)`
Decimal	`12563356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB39C, 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 #BFB39C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB39C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #BFB39C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb39c; }
.text { color: #bfb39c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb39c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 179 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb39c, #babf9c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BFB39C?: #BFB39C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Another One Bites the Dust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB39C?: The RGB value is 191, 179, 156: 191 red, 179 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB39C?: The complementary color is #9CA8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB39C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.