Information about #BF8899 color

#BF8899 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BF8899 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(191, 136, 153) — 74.9% red, 53.3% green, 60% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 22 / 15 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BF8899 reads as a softly balanced romantic rose and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lipstick Pink (#C48793). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grey Pink (#C3909B) and Viola (#C58F9D).

The recipe behind #BF8899 is rgb(191, 136, 153), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BF8899: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BF8899 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BF8899 color variations

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

#BF8899 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BF8899

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

Grey Pink color link
Grey Pink

#C3909B

Viola color link
Viola

#C58F9D

Greyish Pink color link
Greyish Pink

#C88D94

Rustic Pink color link
Rustic Pink

#C489A4

Ashen Pink color link
Ashen Pink

#C77F97

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Puce color link
Puce

#CC8899

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BF8899
  • RGB191, 136, 153
  • CMYK0, 22, 15, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 136, 153)
  • HSL341°, 30%, 64%
  • HSL Precise341.455°, 30.055%, 64.118%
  • HSV341°, 29%, 75%
  • HSB341°, 29%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.533, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.533, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.533, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBF8899
  • DECIMAL ID12552345
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01