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#BF8A3D Peanut Butter

#BF8A3D is a medium, moderately saturated orange named Peanut Butter. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 54.1% green and 23.9% blue (rgb(191, 138, 61)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 52% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 68% yellow and 25% black. #BF8A3D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.92:1.

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Variations of #BF8A3D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BF8A3D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BF8A3D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BF8A3D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AA993F
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9D8C34
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A88D37
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AA993F
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0943D
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CF7C79
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C5855F
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A09285

#BF8A3D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.04:1 Poor#BF8A3D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.92:1 Good#BF8A3D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BF8A3D in CSS

/* Peanut Butter */
.color { color: #BF8A3D; }
.background { background-color: #BF8A3D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BF8A3D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 138 61);
color: hsl(36 52% 49%);
color: oklch(0.671 0.113 73.7);

#BF8A3D FAQ

What color is #BF8A3D?

#BF8A3D is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Peanut Butter. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BF8A3D?

#BF8A3D is rgb(191, 138, 61) in RGB, hsl(36, 52%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 28%, 68%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BF8A3D?

The complementary color of #BF8A3D is #3D72BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BF8A3D?

Black text has the best contrast on #BF8A3D: 6.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BF8A3D a warm or cool color?

#BF8A3D is a warm color.