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#BF968C

#bf968c ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bf968c is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 58.82% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.47% magenta, 26.7% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 11.76°, with 28.49% saturation and 64.9% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.3478

Complementary

  1. #bf968c
  2. #8cb5bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf968c
  2. #8cbfaf
  3. #8c9bbf

Analogous

  1. #bf8c9b
  2. #bf968c
  3. #bfaf8c

Triadic

  1. #bf968c
  2. #8cbf96
  3. #968cbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf968c
  2. #b5bf8c
  3. #8cb5bf
  4. #968cbf

Square

  1. #bf968c
  2. #9bbf8c
  3. #8cb5bf
  4. #af8cbf

Monochromatic

  1. #724a40
  2. #a3695b
  3. #bf968c
  4. #dac3bd
  5. #f6f0ee

Shades

#bf968c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf968c
  2. #ac877e
  3. #997870
  4. #866962
  5. #735a54
  6. #604b46
  7. #4c3c38
  8. #392d2a
  9. #261e1c
  10. #130f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf968c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf968c
  2. #c5a198
  3. #ccaba3
  4. #d2b6af
  5. #d9c0ba
  6. #dfcbc6
  7. #e5d5d1
  8. #ece0dd
  9. #f2eae8
  10. #f9f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf968c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf968c
  2. #b9948b
  3. #b2928a
  4. #ac8f88
  5. #a68d87
  6. #a08b86
  7. #998985
  8. #938784
  9. #8d8482
  10. #868281
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad9c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f9b8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a28c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c99193 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad998c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29e8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf968c {
  color: #bf968c;
}
Background
.bg-bf968c {
  background-color: #bf968c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf968c {
  border: 2px solid #bf968c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf968c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 150 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 28% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf968c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf968c, #bfaf8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf968c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 150 140 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 4.87 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.06 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.80 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.97 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.69 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 10.38 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 10.66 #406973 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bf968c  rgb(191, 150, 140)  hsl(12, 28%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#8cb5bf  rgb(140, 181, 191)  hsl(192, 28%, 65%)  Moonstone Blue
#8cbf96  rgb(140, 191, 150)  hsl(132, 28%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#968cbf  rgb(150, 140, 191)  hsl(252, 28%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty