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#BF8495

#bf8495 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bf8495 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 51.76% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.89% magenta, 21.99% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 342.71°, with 31.55% saturation and 63.33% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.2975

Complementary

  1. #bf8495
  2. #84bfae

Split complementary

  1. #bf8495
  2. #84bf90
  3. #84b2bf

Analogous

  1. #bf84b2
  2. #bf8495
  3. #bf9084

Triadic

  1. #bf8495
  2. #95bf84
  3. #8495bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8495
  2. #bfae84
  3. #84bfae
  4. #8495bf

Square

  1. #bf8495
  2. #b2bf84
  3. #84bfae
  4. #9084bf

Monochromatic

  1. #703a4a
  2. #a2546b
  3. #bf8495
  4. #d9b6c0
  5. #f3e9ec

Shades

#bf8495 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8495
  2. #ac7786
  3. #996a77
  4. #865c68
  5. #734f59
  6. #60424b
  7. #4c353c
  8. #39282d
  9. #261a1e
  10. #130d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8495 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8495
  2. #c590a0
  3. #cc9daa
  4. #d2a9b5
  5. #d9b5bf
  6. #dfc2ca
  7. #e5ced5
  8. #ecdadf
  9. #f2e6ea
  10. #f9f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8495 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8495
  2. #b98493
  3. #b28391
  4. #ac838f
  5. #a6828d
  6. #a0828b
  7. #998288
  8. #938186
  9. #8d8184
  10. #868082
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a78e95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8e96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9894 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9818a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a38a95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa9194 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5828e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8495 {
  color: #bf8495;
}
Background
.bg-bf8495 {
  background-color: #bf8495;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8495 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8495;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8495;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 132 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 32% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8495 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8495, #bf9084);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8495 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 132 149 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 2.79 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 5.80 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.43 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.01 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.60 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 7.96 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.40 #407b6a Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Puce
#bf8495  rgb(191, 132, 149)  hsl(343, 32%, 63%)  Puce
#84bfae  rgb(132, 191, 174)  hsl(163, 32%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine
#95bf84  rgb(149, 191, 132)  hsl(103, 32%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green
#8495bf  rgb(132, 149, 191)  hsl(223, 32%, 63%)  Cool Gray