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#BFA596 closest to Oakwood

#BFA596 is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Oakwood. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.7% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(191, 165, 150)). Its HSL value is 22° hue, 24% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black. #BFA596 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.04:1.

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Variations of #BFA596

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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#BFA596 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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#BFA596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFA596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B2AC96
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACA795
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2A795
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2AC96
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6AA96
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C7A1A1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C2A39B
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0A9A5

#BFA596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.32:1 Very poor#BFA596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.04:1 Very good#BFA596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFA596 in CSS

/* Oakwood */
.color { color: #BFA596; }
.background { background-color: #BFA596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFA596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 165 150);
color: hsl(22 24% 67%);
color: oklch(0.741 0.037 51.8);

#BFA596 FAQ

What color is #BFA596?

#BFA596 is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Oakwood. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BFA596?

#BFA596 is rgb(191, 165, 150) in RGB, hsl(22, 24%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFA596?

The complementary color of #BFA596 is #96B0BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFA596?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFA596: 9.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFA596 a warm or cool color?

#BFA596 is a warm color.