What color is #BFB4AF?

#BFB4AF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB4AF?

The RGB value is 191, 180, 175: 191 red, 180 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB4AF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFB4AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB4AF color

#BFB4AF rgb(191, 180, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB4AF is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.6% green and 68.6% blue (191, 180, 175).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 11% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sand Ripples (#C1B7B0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#BFB4AF color codes

HEX	`#BFB4AF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 180, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 70.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 11%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.07, 3.03, 3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.07, 4.97, 52.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.544, 46.815, 47.186)`
Decimal	`12563631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB4AF, 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 #BFB4AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB4AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #BFB4AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb4af; }
.text { color: #bfb4af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb4af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 180 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb4af, #bfbcaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BFB4AF?: #BFB4AF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB4AF?: The RGB value is 191, 180, 175: 191 red, 180 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB4AF?: The complementary color is #AFBABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB4AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.