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#BFA98D

#bfa98d ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfa98d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 66.27% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.52% magenta, 26.18% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 33.6°, with 28.09% saturation and 65.1% 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 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.4138

Complementary

  1. #bfa98d
  2. #8da3bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa98d
  2. #8dbcbf
  3. #908dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf908d
  2. #bfa98d
  3. #bcbf8d

Triadic

  1. #bfa98d
  2. #8dbfa9
  3. #a98dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa98d
  2. #a3bf8d
  3. #8da3bf
  4. #a98dbf

Square

  1. #bfa98d
  2. #8dbf90
  3. #8da3bf
  4. #bf8dbc

Monochromatic

  1. #735d40
  2. #a3845c
  3. #bfa98d
  4. #dbcebe
  5. #f6f3ef

Shades

#bfa98d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa98d
  2. #ac987f
  3. #998771
  4. #867663
  5. #736555
  6. #605547
  7. #4c4438
  8. #39332a
  9. #26221c
  10. #13110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa98d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa98d
  2. #c5b298
  3. #ccbaa4
  4. #d2c3af
  5. #d9cbbb
  6. #dfd4c6
  7. #e5ddd1
  8. #ece5dd
  9. #f2eee8
  10. #f9f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa98d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa98d
  2. #b9a58c
  3. #b2a18a
  4. #ac9d89
  5. #a69988
  6. #a09587
  7. #999085
  8. #938c84
  9. #8d8883
  10. #868481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4aba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1a98b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7ae8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8a3a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a98c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baac8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4a69a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa98d {
  color: #bfa98d;
}
Background
.bg-bfa98d {
  background-color: #bfa98d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa98d {
  border: 2px solid #bfa98d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa98d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 169 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 28% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa98d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa98d, #bcbf8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa98d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 169 141 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.01 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.49 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.88 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.98 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 9.53 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.73 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 10.78 #405672 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Tan
#bfa98d  rgb(191, 169, 141)  hsl(34, 28%, 65%)  Tan
#8da3bf  rgb(141, 163, 191)  hsl(214, 28%, 65%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8dbfa9  rgb(141, 191, 169)  hsl(154, 28%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#a98dbf  rgb(169, 141, 191)  hsl(274, 28%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty