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#BF9B95

#bf9b95 ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bf9b95 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 60.78% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.85% magenta, 21.99% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 8.57°, with 24.71% saturation and 66.67% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.3669

Complementary

  1. #bf9b95
  2. #95b9bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf9b95
  2. #95bfb0
  3. #95a4bf

Analogous

  1. #bf95a4
  2. #bf9b95
  3. #bfb095

Triadic

  1. #bf9b95
  2. #95bf9b
  3. #9b95bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9b95
  2. #b9bf95
  3. #95b9bf
  4. #9b95bf

Square

  1. #bf9b95
  2. #a4bf95
  3. #95b9bf
  4. #b095bf

Monochromatic

  1. #754d46
  2. #a26e65
  3. #bf9b95
  4. #dcc8c5
  5. #f7f3f2

Shades

#bf9b95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9b95
  2. #ac8c86
  3. #997c77
  4. #866d68
  5. #735d59
  6. #604e4b
  7. #4c3e3c
  8. #392f2d
  9. #261f1e
  10. #13100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9b95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9b95
  2. #c5a5a0
  3. #ccafaa
  4. #d2b9b5
  5. #d9c3bf
  6. #dfcdca
  7. #e5d7d5
  8. #ece1df
  9. #f2ebea
  10. #f9f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9b95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9b95
  2. #b99893
  3. #b29691
  4. #ac938f
  5. #a6908d
  6. #a08e8b
  7. #998b88
  8. #938886
  9. #8d8584
  10. #868382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa09e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29f95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba695 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c89799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9d95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a295 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c49998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9b95 {
  color: #bf9b95;
}
Background
.bg-bf9b95 {
  background-color: #bf9b95;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9b95 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9b95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9b95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 155 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 25% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9b95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9b95, #bfb095);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9b95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 155 149 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 4.83 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.76 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.40 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.77 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 11.00 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.17 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 11.47 #40646a Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bf9b95  rgb(191, 155, 149)  hsl(9, 25%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#95b9bf  rgb(149, 185, 191)  hsl(189, 25%, 67%)  Pastel Blue
#95bf9b  rgb(149, 191, 155)  hsl(129, 25%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#9b95bf  rgb(155, 149, 191)  hsl(249, 25%, 67%)  Cool Gray