Information about #BFADA6 color

#BFADA6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFADA6 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 173, 166) — 74.9% red, 67.8% green, 65.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 10 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BFADA6 is a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Serene (#BDB0A3). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fantail (#BAAEA9) and Silk (#BBADA1).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 173, 166) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #BFADA6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BFADA6 color variations

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

#BFADA6 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 #BFADA6

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

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Antidote color link
Antidote

#C1B09F

Cherish color link
Cherish

#C6ABA9

Half Cougar color link
Half Cougar

#BCB5A6

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Corkscrew color link
Corkscrew

#BDB6A5

Pinkish Grey color link
Pinkish Grey

#C8ACA9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFADA6
  • RGB191, 173, 166
  • CMYK0, 7, 10, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 173, 166)
  • HSL17°, 16%, 70%
  • HSL Precise16.8°, 16.34%, 70%
  • HSV17°, 13%, 75%
  • HSB17°, 13%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.678, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.678, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.678, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFADA6
  • DECIMAL ID12561830
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01