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#BF7E89

#bf7e89 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf7e89 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 49.41% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.03% magenta, 28.27% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 349.85°, with 33.68% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.278

Complementary

  1. #bf7e89
  2. #7ebfb4

Split complementary

  1. #bf7e89
  2. #7ebf94
  3. #7eaabf

Analogous

  1. #bf7eaa
  2. #bf7e89
  3. #bf947e

Triadic

  1. #bf7e89
  2. #89bf7e
  3. #7e89bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf7e89
  2. #bfb47e
  3. #7ebfb4
  4. #7e89bf

Square

  1. #bf7e89
  2. #aabf7e
  3. #7ebfb4
  4. #947ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #6e3640
  2. #a1505d
  3. #bf7e89
  4. #d8b1b8
  5. #f2e4e7

Shades

#bf7e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf7e89
  2. #ac717b
  3. #99656e
  4. #865860
  5. #734c52
  6. #603f45
  7. #4c3237
  8. #392629
  9. #26191b
  10. #130d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf7e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf7e89
  2. #c58b95
  3. #cc98a1
  4. #d2a5ac
  5. #d9b2b8
  6. #dfbfc4
  7. #e5cbd0
  8. #ecd8dc
  9. #f2e5e7
  10. #f9f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf7e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf7e89
  2. #b97e88
  3. #b27e87
  4. #ac7f86
  5. #a67f85
  6. #a07f85
  7. #997f84
  8. #937f83
  9. #8d8082
  10. #868081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5898d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888989 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #989488 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca7982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18489 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a98c88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c67b85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf7e89 {
  color: #bf7e89;
}
Background
.bg-bf7e89 {
  background-color: #bf7e89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf7e89 {
  border: 2px solid #bf7e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf7e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 126 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 34% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf7e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf7e89, #bf947e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf7e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 126 137 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 3.76 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 4.04 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 4.16 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 5.00 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.78 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 7.81 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 10.01 #408176 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bf7e89  rgb(191, 126, 137)  hsl(350, 34%, 62%)  Old Rose
#7ebfb4  rgb(126, 191, 180)  hsl(170, 34%, 62%)  Verdigris
#89bf7e  rgb(137, 191, 126)  hsl(110, 34%, 62%)  Pistachio
#7e89bf  rgb(126, 137, 191)  hsl(230, 34%, 62%)  Glaucous