Information about #BFAE88 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BFAE88 is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Putty (#BEAE8A). Slightly further away sit Pavlova (#BAAB87) and Khaki Traditional (#C4B289).
The recipe behind #BFAE88 is rgb(191, 174, 136), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BFAE88 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BFAE88 color variations
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#BFAE88 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BFAE88 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BFAE88 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BFAE88 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BFAE88 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BFAE88 color
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Nearest named colors to #BFAE88
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BEAE8A
#BAAB87
#C4B289
#B8AD8A
#C1A78B
#C3B38D
#B7AD8B
#BCB58C
#C6AE83
#C2B280
#BBB58D
#BEB291
#BFAE88 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BFAE88
- RGB191, 174, 136
- CMYK0, 7, 22, 25
- CSSrgb(191, 174, 136)
- HSL41°, 30%, 64%
- HSL Precise41.455°, 30.055%, 64.118%
- HSV41°, 29%, 75%
- HSB41°, 29%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
- GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.682, 0.533)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.682, 0.533, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.682, 0.533)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBFAE88
- DECIMAL ID12562056
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
