Information about #BFA79B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BFA79B falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 167, 155) — 74.9% red, 65.5% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 14 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BFA79B reads as a gently muted warm orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Joss (#B9A896). Slightly further away sit Half Rickshaw (#BDA793) and Moleskin (#C6AA97).

The recipe behind #BFA79B is rgb(191, 167, 155), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BFA79B: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #BFA79B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BFA79B color variations

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

#BFA79B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BFA79B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BFA79B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BFA79B 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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#BFA79B 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 #BFA79B

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

Joss color link
Joss

#B9A896

Half Rickshaw color link
Half Rickshaw

#BDA793

Moleskin color link
Moleskin

#C6AA97

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Triple Parchment color link
Triple Parchment

#BDAF96

Antidote color link
Antidote

#C1B09F

Aquashield Akaroa color link
Aquashield Akaroa

#BEB29A

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Half Doeskin color link
Half Doeskin

#C1AF93

White Mouse color link
White Mouse

#B9A193

Half Malta color link
Half Malta

#B5A695

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

#BFA79B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFA79B
  • RGB191, 167, 155
  • CMYK0, 9, 14, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 167, 155)
  • HSL20°, 22%, 68%
  • HSL Precise20°, 21.951%, 67.843%
  • HSV20°, 19%, 75%
  • HSB20°, 19%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.655, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.655, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.655, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFA79B
  • DECIMAL ID12560283
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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