What color is #BFB7AD?

#BFB7AD 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 #BFB7AD?

The RGB value is 191, 183, 173: 191 red, 183 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB7AD?

The complementary color is #ADB5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB7AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB7AD color

#BFB7AD rgb(191, 183, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB7AD is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.8% green and 67.8% blue (191, 183, 173).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moonbeam (#C2B8AE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#BFB7AD color codes

HEX	`#BFB7AD`
RGB	`rgb(191, 183, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 71.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.8, 1.07, 6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.8, 6.18, 80)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.961, 47.961, 46.363)`
Decimal	`12564397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB7AD, 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 #BFB7AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB7AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #BFB7AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb7ad; }
.text { color: #bfb7ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb7ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 183 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb7ad, #bebfad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BFB7AD?: #BFB7AD 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 #BFB7AD?: The RGB value is 191, 183, 173: 191 red, 183 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB7AD?: The complementary color is #ADB5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB7AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.