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#BF8A7C

#bf8a7c ≈ Rosy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf8a7c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 54.12% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.75% magenta, 35.08% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 12.54°, with 34.36% saturation and 61.76% 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 7.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 6.14.

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Relative luminance0.3071

Complementary

  1. #bf8a7c
  2. #7cb1bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8a7c
  2. #7cbfab
  3. #7c8fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf7c8f
  2. #bf8a7c
  3. #bfab7c

Triadic

  1. #bf8a7c
  2. #7cbf8a
  3. #8a7cbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8a7c
  2. #b1bf7c
  3. #7cb1bf
  4. #8a7cbf

Square

  1. #bf8a7c
  2. #8fbf7c
  3. #7cb1bf
  4. #ab7cbf

Monochromatic

  1. #6d4135
  2. #a05f4e
  3. #bf8a7c
  4. #d8b8af
  5. #f1e6e3

Shades

#bf8a7c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8a7c
  2. #ac7c70
  3. #996e63
  4. #866157
  5. #73534a
  6. #60453e
  7. #4c3732
  8. #392925
  9. #261c19
  10. #130e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8a7c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8a7c
  2. #c59689
  3. #cca196
  4. #d2ada3
  5. #d9b9b0
  6. #dfc5be
  7. #e5d0cb
  8. #ecdcd8
  9. #f2e8e5
  10. #f9f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8a7c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8a7c
  2. #b9897c
  3. #b2887d
  4. #ac877d
  5. #a6867e
  6. #a0857e
  7. #99847e
  8. #93837f
  9. #8d827f
  10. #868180
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8928d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96907b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39b7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb8386 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a88e7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af947c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8a7c {
  color: #bf8a7c;
}
Background
.bg-bf8a7c {
  background-color: #bf8a7c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8a7c {
  border: 2px solid #bf8a7c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8a7c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 138 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 34% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8a7c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8a7c, #bfab7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8a7c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 138 124 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.14 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.89 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.01 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 9.06 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.16 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.54 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 10.75 #407583 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bf8a7c  rgb(191, 138, 124)  hsl(13, 34%, 62%)  Rosy Brown
#7cb1bf  rgb(124, 177, 191)  hsl(193, 34%, 62%)  Moonstone Blue
#7cbf8a  rgb(124, 191, 138)  hsl(133, 34%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#8a7cbf  rgb(138, 124, 191)  hsl(253, 34%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty