Information about #BFA57E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BFA57E falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 165, 126) — 74.9% red, 64.7% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 25 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BFA57E is a mildly saturated orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quarter Sorrell Brown (#C1A07D). Slightly further away sit Taupe (#B9A281) and Pure Beige (#C09E80).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 165, 126) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BFA57E: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #BFA57E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BFA57E color variations

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

#BFA57E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BFA57E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BFA57E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BFA57E 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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#BFA57E 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 #BFA57E

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

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Light Ash Brown color link
Light Ash Brown

#C2A487

Rodeo Dust color link
Rodeo Dust

#C7A384

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

#BFA57E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFA57E
  • RGB191, 165, 126
  • CMYK0, 10, 25, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 165, 126)
  • HSL36°, 34%, 62%
  • HSL Precise36°, 33.679%, 62.157%
  • HSV36°, 34%, 75%
  • HSB36°, 34%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.647, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.647, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.647, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFA57E
  • DECIMAL ID12559742
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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