Information about #BFAAAF color

#BFAAAF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFAAAF falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 170, 175) — 74.9% red, 66.7% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 6 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BFAAAF reads as a softly toned earthy red 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 Black Shadows (#BFAFB2). Slightly further away sit Silver Pink (#C4AEAD) and Milestone (#BEB1AC).

The recipe behind #BFAAAF is rgb(191, 170, 175), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BFAAAF: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BFAAAF color variations

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

#BFAAAF 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 #BFAAAF

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

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Cherish color link
Cherish

#C6ABA9

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Pinkish Grey color link
Pinkish Grey

#C8ACA9

Alluring color link
Alluring

#C4ABB9

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFAAAF
  • RGB191, 170, 175
  • CMYK0, 8, 6, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 170, 175)
  • HSL346°, 14%, 71%
  • HSL Precise345.714°, 14.094%, 70.784%
  • HSV346°, 11%, 75%
  • HSB346°, 11%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.667, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.667, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.667, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFAAAF
  • DECIMAL ID12561071
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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