Information about #BCAFA8 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCAFA8 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(188, 175, 168) (73.7% red, 68.6% green, 65.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 5 / 8 / 26 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCAFA8 is a gently muted orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Fantail (#BAAEA9). Slightly further away sit Half Perfect Taupe (#BBB2A9) and Milestone (#BEB1AC).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 175, 168) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. #BCAFA8 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BCAFA8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BCAFA8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCAFA8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCAFA8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCAFA8 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BCAFA8 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BCAFA8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Half Perfect Taupe color link
Half Perfect Taupe

#BBB2A9

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

Eighth Arrowtown color link
Eighth Arrowtown

#BAB5A8

Half Cougar color link
Half Cougar

#BCB5A6

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Corkscrew color link
Corkscrew

#BDB6A5

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Quarter Craigieburn color link
Quarter Craigieburn

#BFB7A6

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCAFA8
  • RGB188, 175, 168
  • CMYK0, 5, 8, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 175, 168)
  • HSL21°, 13%, 70%
  • HSL Precise21°, 12.987%, 69.804%
  • HSV21°, 11%, 74%
  • HSB21°, 11%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.686, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.686, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.686, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCAFA8
  • DECIMAL ID12365736
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers326 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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