Information about #BFAC7F color

#BFAC7F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFAC7F falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 172, 127) — 74.9% red, 67.5% green, 49.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 25 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BFAC7F reads as a mildly saturated orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 hair away from Ecru (#C2B280). Slightly further away sit Toupe (#C7AC7D) and Canterbury Clay (#C6AE83).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 172, 127) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. #BFAC7F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BFAC7F color variations

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

#BFAC7F 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 #BFAC7F

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

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFAC7F
  • RGB191, 172, 127
  • CMYK0, 7, 25, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 172, 127)
  • HSL42°, 33%, 62%
  • HSL Precise42.188°, 33.333%, 62.353%
  • HSV42°, 34%, 75%
  • HSB42°, 34%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.675, 0.498)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.675, 0.498, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.675, 0.498)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFAC7F
  • DECIMAL ID12561535
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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