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#BF8AA6

#bf8aa6 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bf8aa6 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 54.12% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.75% magenta, 13.09% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 328.3°, with 29.28% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3201

Complementary

  1. #bf8aa6
  2. #8abfa3

Split complementary

  1. #bf8aa6
  2. #8cbf8a
  3. #8abfbd

Analogous

  1. #bd8abf
  2. #bf8aa6
  3. #bf8a8c

Triadic

  1. #bf8aa6
  2. #a6bf8a
  3. #8aa6bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8aa6
  2. #bfa38a
  3. #8abfa3
  4. #8aa6bf

Square

  1. #bf8aa6
  2. #bfbd8a
  3. #8abfa3
  4. #8a8cbf

Monochromatic

  1. #723e59
  2. #a35980
  3. #bf8aa6
  4. #dabbcc
  5. #f5edf1

Shades

#bf8aa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8aa6
  2. #ac7c95
  3. #996e85
  4. #866174
  5. #735364
  6. #604553
  7. #4c3742
  8. #392932
  9. #261c21
  10. #130e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8aa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8aa6
  2. #c596af
  3. #cca1b8
  4. #d2adc1
  5. #d9b9ca
  6. #dfc5d3
  7. #e5d0db
  8. #ecdce4
  9. #f2e8ed
  10. #f9f3f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8aa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8aa6
  2. #b989a2
  3. #b2889e
  4. #ac879b
  5. #a68697
  6. #a08593
  7. #99848f
  8. #93838b
  9. #8d8288
  10. #868184
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa939f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e94a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9da5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c68994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a490a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa95a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c38a9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8aa6 {
  color: #bf8aa6;
}
Background
.bg-bf8aa6 {
  background-color: #bf8aa6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8aa6 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8aa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8aa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 138 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 29% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8aa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8aa6, #bf8a8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8aa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 138 166 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 5.63 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.22 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.13 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.16 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.40 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.47 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 9.48 #407559 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Puce
#bf8aa6  rgb(191, 138, 166)  hsl(328, 29%, 65%)  Puce
#8abfa3  rgb(138, 191, 163)  hsl(148, 29%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#a6bf8a  rgb(166, 191, 138)  hsl(88, 29%, 65%)  Olivine
#8aa6bf  rgb(138, 166, 191)  hsl(208, 29%, 65%)  Iceberg