Information about #BF996A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BF996A falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 153, 106) — 74.9% red, 60% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 33 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BF996A reads as a softly balanced orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Camel (#C19A6B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Uluru (#BF9B67) and Oxstone (#C39D64).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(191, 153, 106)), which gives #BF996A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BF996A: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BF996A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BF996A color variations

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

#BF996A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BF996A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BF996A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BF996A 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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#BF996A 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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#6D69BF
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#69BABF
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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 #BF996A

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

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

#BF996A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BF996A
  • RGB191, 153, 106
  • CMYK0, 15, 33, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 153, 106)
  • HSL33°, 40%, 58%
  • HSL Precise33.176°, 39.906%, 58.235%
  • HSV33°, 45%, 75%
  • HSB33°, 45%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.600, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.600, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.600, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBF996A
  • DECIMAL ID12556650
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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