#bfa59e

Color #bfa59e

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.66 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bfa59e

RGB

rgb(191, 165, 158)

HSL

hsl(12.7, 20.5%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.7, 17.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 17.3%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.79, 8.34, 7.13)

LCH

lch(69.79, 10.97, 40.53)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0323, 35.41)

HWB

hwb(12.7, 62%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb8bf

Analogous

#bf9ea7

#bfa59e

#bfb59e

Triadic

#bfa59e

#9ebfa5

#a59ebf

Split-complementary

#bfa59e

#9ebfb5

#9ea7bf

Tetradic

#bfa59e

#b8bf9e

#9eb8bf

#a59ebf

Square

#bfa59e

#a7bf9e

#9eb8bf

#b59ebf

Shades

Color #bfa59e mixed toward black.

#a8847b

#8c675c

#694d45

#46332e

#231a17

Tints

Color #bfa59e mixed toward white.

#cab4ae

#d4c3be

#dfd2ce

#eae1df

#f4f0ef

Tones

Color #bfa59e mixed toward gray.

#bca6a1

#b9a8a3

#b7aaa6

#b4aba9

#b1adac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4a0 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b8a0 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#bea1a1 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 10.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bfa59e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfa59e]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Tomato #ff6347

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#bfa59e (#bfa59e) is rgb(191, 165, 158) in RGB.

No, #bfa59e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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