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#BF8A8D

#bf8a8d ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bf8a8d is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 54.12% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.75% magenta, 26.18% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 356.6°, with 29.28% saturation and 64.51% 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 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.3118

Complementary

  1. #bf8a8d
  2. #8abfbc

Split complementary

  1. #bf8a8d
  2. #8abfa1
  3. #8aa8bf

Analogous

  1. #bf8aa8
  2. #bf8a8d
  3. #bfa18a

Triadic

  1. #bf8a8d
  2. #8dbf8a
  3. #8a8dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8a8d
  2. #bfbc8a
  3. #8abfbc
  4. #8a8dbf

Square

  1. #bf8a8d
  2. #a8bf8a
  3. #8abfbc
  4. #a18abf

Monochromatic

  1. #723e41
  2. #a3595d
  3. #bf8a8d
  4. #dabbbd
  5. #f5eded

Shades

#bf8a8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8a8d
  2. #ac7c7f
  3. #996e71
  4. #866163
  5. #735355
  6. #604547
  7. #4c3738
  8. #39292a
  9. #261c1c
  10. #130e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8a8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8a8d
  2. #c59698
  3. #cca1a4
  4. #d2adaf
  5. #d9b9bb
  6. #dfc5c6
  7. #e5d0d1
  8. #ecdcdd
  9. #f2e8e8
  10. #f9f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8a8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8a8d
  2. #b9898c
  3. #b2888a
  4. #ac8789
  5. #a68688
  6. #a08587
  7. #998485
  8. #938384
  9. #8d8283
  10. #868181
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99293 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93928d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09b8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9858b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68f8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad958c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5878c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8a8d {
  color: #bf8a8d;
}
Background
.bg-bf8a8d {
  background-color: #bf8a8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8a8d {
  border: 2px solid #bf8a8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8a8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 138 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 29% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8a8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8a8d, #bfa18a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8a8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 138 141 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 2.46 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 3.55 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 5.45 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.02 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.35 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.65 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 10.81 #407572 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bf8a8d  rgb(191, 138, 141)  hsl(357, 29%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#8abfbc  rgb(138, 191, 188)  hsl(177, 29%, 65%)  Opal
#8dbf8a  rgb(141, 191, 138)  hsl(117, 29%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#8a8dbf  rgb(138, 141, 191)  hsl(237, 29%, 65%)  Cool Gray