What color is #BFB5AB?

#BFB5AB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Moonbeam. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB5AB?

The RGB value is 191, 181, 171: 191 red, 181 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB5AB?

The complementary color is #ABB5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB5AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB5AB color

#BFB5AB rgb(191, 181, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB5AB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71% green and 67.1% blue (191, 181, 171).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moonbeam (#C2B8AE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#BFB5AB color codes

HEX	`#BFB5AB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 181, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 71%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.23, 1.81, 6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.23, 6.61, 74.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.36, 47.065, 45.215)`
Decimal	`12563883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB5AB, 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 #BFB5AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB5AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #BFB5AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb5ab; }
.text { color: #bfb5ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb5ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 181 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb5ab, #bfbfab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BFB5AB?: #BFB5AB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Moonbeam. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB5AB?: The RGB value is 191, 181, 171: 191 red, 181 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB5AB?: The complementary color is #ABB5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB5AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.