What color is #BFB9AD?

#BFB9AD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color City Dweller. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB9AD?

The RGB value is 191, 185, 173: 191 red, 185 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB9AD?

The complementary color is #ADB3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB9AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB9AD color

#BFB9AD rgb(191, 185, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB9AD is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.5% green and 67.8% blue (191, 185, 173).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is City Dweller (#C0B9AC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#BFB9AD color codes

HEX	`#BFB9AD`
RGB	`rgb(191, 185, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 72.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.32, 0, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.32, 6.84, 89.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.377, 48.792, 46.502)`
Decimal	`12564909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB9AD, 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 #BFB9AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB9AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #BFB9AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb9ad; }
.text { color: #bfb9ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb9ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 185 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb9ad, #bcbfad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BFB9AD?: #BFB9AD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color City Dweller. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB9AD?: The RGB value is 191, 185, 173: 191 red, 185 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB9AD?: The complementary color is #ADB3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB9AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.