Palettes / Colors / #BFA671

#BFA671 — Muted Brown

#BFA671 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BFA671 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BFA671 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #728BC0; it also sits naturally between #C08072 and #B2C072. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 65% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 41% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BFA671

.text { color: #BFA671; }
.background { background-color: #BFA671; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFA671; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 166, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 38%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFA671; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 166, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFA671; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 166, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFA671">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFA671">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #728BC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFA671: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFA671

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BFA671 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFA671 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFA671?

#BFA671 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 191, 166, 113). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFA671?

#BFA671 is RGB 191, 166, 113 — HSL 41°, 38%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 41%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFA671?

Its complement is #728BC0; analogous partners are #C08072 and #B2C072. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFA671 for text?

Black text on #BFA671 has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.