#bf8f37 Color Information

#bf8f37 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bf8f37, and its official name is Arnica. In RGB, it consists of 74.9% Red, 56.1% Green, and 21.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 25.1% Magenta, 71.2% Yellow, and 25.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 38.8°, with saturation of 55.3% and lightness of 48.2%. The decimal value for #bf8f37 is 12554039, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bf8f37 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#bf8f37 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorArnica Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color191, 143, 55 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.9%, 56.1%, 21.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.251, 0.439, 0.784 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.251, 0.712, 0.251 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color38.8°, 55.3%, 48.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color38.8°, 71.2%, 74.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color31.998, 30.997, 7.911 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color129, 191, 55 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12554039 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color62.505, 9.443, 51.898 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)62.505, 52.751, 79.687 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color62.505, 38.981, 54.803 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color55.675, 5.157, 30.548 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.451, 0.437, 30.997 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290744119 / 0xffbf8f37 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9933 Copy
Last Updated: November 6, 2024

Shades of #bf8f37

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bf8f37, its pure hue is 38.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 55.3%, and its lightness is 48.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bf8f37, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181207 to #a77d30.

Tints of #bf8f37

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bf8f37, its pure hue is 38.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 55.3%, and its lightness is 48.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bf8f37, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c79d50 to #f7f1e6.

Tones of #bf8f37

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bf8f37, its pure hue is 38.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 55.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bf8f37, which range from #7b7b7b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f69f00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bf8f37

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bf8f37! For #bf8f37, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bf8f37. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bf8f37

This color, #bf8f37, consists of 74.9% Red, 56.1% Green, and 21.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 191, Green = 143, Blue = 55. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bf8f37 is 0% Cyan, 25.1% Magenta, 71.2% Yellow, and 25.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.9%
C0.0%
G56.1%
M25.1%
B21.6%
Y71.2%
K25.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 191 143 55
Octal 277 217 67
Hexa #bf #8f #37
Binary 10111111 10001111 00110111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 25 71 25
Octal 0 31 107 31
Hexa #00 #19 #47 #19
Binary 00000000 00011001 01000111 00011001

Analogous Colors of #bf8f37

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bf8f37 — which has hue 38.8° — its analogous colors are located at 8.8° and 68.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf8f37.

Triadic Colors of #bf8f37

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bf8f37 — which has hue 38.8° — its triadic colors are located at 38.8° and 278.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf8f37.

Complementary Color of #bf8f37

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bf8f37 — which has hue 38.8° — its complementary color is located at 218.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf8f37.

Split Complementary Colors of #bf8f37

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bf8f37 — which has hue 38.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 38.8° and 248.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf8f37.

Tetradic Colors of #bf8f37

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bf8f37 — which has hue 38.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 308.8°, 38.8°, 128.8°, and 218.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf8f37.

Monochromatic Colors of #bf8f37

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bf8f37, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #524329 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #efc982 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bf8f37

We want to make getting started with #bf8f37 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bf8f37 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bf8f37 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bf8f37 with other HTML elements.

#bf8f37 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bf8f37.
<span style="color: #bf8f37;">The color of this text is #bf8f37.</span>

#bf8f37 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bf8f37.
<div style="background-color: #bf8f37; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bf8f37.</div>

#bf8f37 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bf8f37.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bf8f37;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bf8f37.</span>

#bf8f37 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bf8f37.
<div style="border: #bf8f37 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bf8f37.</div>

#bf8f37 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bf8f37 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bf8f37; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bf8f37 on a white background.</div></div>

#bf8f37 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bf8f37 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bf8f37; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bf8f37 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bf8f37 to White

This is a gradient from #bf8f37 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bf8f37,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bf8f37,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bf8f37,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bf8f37,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bf8f37 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bf8f37 to Black

This is a gradient from #bf8f37 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bf8f37,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bf8f37,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bf8f37,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bf8f37,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bf8f37 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bf8f37

In addition to using #bf8f37 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bf8f37 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bf8f37, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 191, Green = 143, Blue = 55). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bf8f37 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bf8f37
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(191, 143, 55)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bf8f37; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bf8f37; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bf8f37; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(191, 143, 55);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bf8f37")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:191, green:143, blue:55, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:191 green:143 blue:55 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(191f, 143f, 55f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(191, 143, 55);
 

#bf8f37 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bf8f37 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bf8f37 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bf8f37 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bf8f37 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bf8f37 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bf8f37 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bf8f37 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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