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#BFA697 closest to Sable Cloaked

#BFA697 is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Sable Cloaked. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.1% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(191, 166, 151)). Its HSL value is 23° hue, 24% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black. #BFA697 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.12:1.

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Variations of #BFA697

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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#BFA697 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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#BFA697 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFA697 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 #B3AD97
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADA896
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2A896
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3AD97
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6AA97
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C7A2A2
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C2A49C
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0AAA6

#BFA697 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.30:1 Very poor#BFA697 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.12:1 Very good#BFA697 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFA697 in CSS

/* Sable Cloaked */
.color { color: #BFA697; }
.background { background-color: #BFA697; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFA697; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 166 151);
color: hsl(23 24% 67%);
color: oklch(0.743 0.036 52.9);

#BFA697 FAQ

What color is #BFA697?

#BFA697 is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BFA697?

#BFA697 is rgb(191, 166, 151) in RGB, hsl(23, 24%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFA697?

The complementary color of #BFA697 is #97B0BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFA697?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFA697: 9.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFA697 a warm or cool color?

#BFA697 is a warm color.