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#BF8978

#bf8978 ≈ Rosy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf8978 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 53.73% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.27% magenta, 37.17% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 14.37°, with 35.68% saturation and 60.98% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 7.36.

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Relative luminance0.3032

Complementary

  1. #bf8978
  2. #78aebf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8978
  2. #78bfad
  3. #788abf

Analogous

  1. #bf788a
  2. #bf8978
  3. #bfad78

Triadic

  1. #bf8978
  2. #78bf89
  3. #8978bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8978
  2. #aebf78
  3. #78aebf
  4. #8978bf

Square

  1. #bf8978
  2. #8abf78
  3. #78aebf
  4. #ad78bf

Monochromatic

  1. #6b4033
  2. #9f5f4b
  3. #bf8978
  4. #d8b6ac
  5. #f0e4e0

Shades

#bf8978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8978
  2. #ac7b6c
  3. #996e60
  4. #866054
  5. #735248
  6. #60453c
  7. #4c3730
  8. #392924
  9. #261b18
  10. #130e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8978
  2. #c59586
  3. #cca193
  4. #d2aca1
  5. #d9b8ae
  6. #dfc4bc
  7. #e5d0c9
  8. #ecdcd7
  9. #f2e7e4
  10. #f9f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8978
  2. #b98879
  3. #b2877a
  4. #ac867a
  5. #a6857b
  6. #a0857c
  7. #99847d
  8. #93837e
  9. #8d827e
  10. #86817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8918b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968f77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39a78 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc8184 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a88d77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9378 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c78480 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8978 {
  color: #bf8978;
}
Background
.bg-bf8978 {
  background-color: #bf8978;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8978 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 137 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 36% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8978, #bfad78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 137 120 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.36 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.88 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.64 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 8.71 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.57 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 10.09 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 10.38 #407687 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bf8978  rgb(191, 137, 120)  hsl(14, 36%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#78aebf  rgb(120, 174, 191)  hsl(194, 36%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#78bf89  rgb(120, 191, 137)  hsl(134, 36%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#8978bf  rgb(137, 120, 191)  hsl(254, 36%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty