Information about #BFA885 color

#BFA885 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFA885 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(191, 168, 133) — 74.9% red, 65.9% green, 52.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 23 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BFA885 presents itself as a mildly saturated orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Ash Brown (#C2A487). Slightly further away sit Pavlova (#BAAB87) and Soul (#C1A78B).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 168, 133) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BFA885: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #BFA885 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BFA885 color variations

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

#BFA885 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 #BFA885

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

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Rodeo Dust color link
Rodeo Dust

#C7A384

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFA885
  • RGB191, 168, 133
  • CMYK0, 9, 23, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 168, 133)
  • HSL36°, 31%, 64%
  • HSL Precise36.207°, 31.183%, 63.529%
  • HSV36°, 30%, 75%
  • HSB36°, 30%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.659, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.659, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.659, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFA885
  • DECIMAL ID12560517
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01