Information about #BFA3AD color

#BFA3AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFA3AD falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 163, 173) — 74.9% red, 63.9% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 7 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BFA3AD reads as a gently muted rose and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cherish (#C6ABA9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Silver Pink (#C4AEAD) and Fashion Mauve (#B5A8A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 163, 173) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BFA3AD color variations

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

#BFA3AD 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 #BFA3AD

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

Cherish color link
Cherish

#C6ABA9

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Pinkish Grey color link
Pinkish Grey

#C8ACA9

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Alluring color link
Alluring

#C4ABB9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFA3AD
  • RGB191, 163, 173
  • CMYK0, 11, 7, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 163, 173)
  • HSL339°, 18%, 69%
  • HSL Precise338.571°, 17.949%, 69.412%
  • HSV339°, 15%, 75%
  • HSB339°, 15%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.639, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.639, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.639, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFA3AD
  • DECIMAL ID12559277
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01