What color is #BFB4A4?

#BFB4A4 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB4A4?

The RGB value is 191, 180, 164: 191 red, 180 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB4A4?

The complementary color is #A4AFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB4A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB4A4 color

#BFB4A4 rgb(191, 180, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB4A4 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.6% green and 64.3% blue (191, 180, 164).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 17% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#BFB4A4 color codes

HEX	`#BFB4A4`
RGB	`rgb(191, 180, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 70.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 17%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.8, 1.18, 9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.8, 9.64, 82.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.507, 46.4, 41.726)`
Decimal	`12563620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB4A4, 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 #BFB4A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB4A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #BFB4A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb4a4; }
.text { color: #bfb4a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb4a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 180 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb4a4, #bcbfa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BFB4A4?: #BFB4A4 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB4A4?: The RGB value is 191, 180, 164: 191 red, 180 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB4A4?: The complementary color is #A4AFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB4A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.