Information about Bittersweet Shimmer color

#BF4F51 - Bittersweet Shimmer color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BF4F51, known as "Bittersweet Shimmer", falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 79, 81) — 74.9% red, 31% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 43 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BF4F51 is a pleasantly vivid red that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sunset (#C0514A). Slightly further away sit Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown (#C45655) and Dusty Red (#B9484E).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 79, 81) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BF4F51: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Bittersweet Shimmer" in the Register.

Bittersweet Shimmer color variations

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

Bittersweet Shimmer color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

Bittersweet Shimmer color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

Bittersweet Shimmer color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

Bittersweet Shimmer color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Bittersweet Shimmer 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to Bittersweet Shimmer

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

#C45655

Dusty Red color link
Dusty Red

#B9484E

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Deep Chestnut color link
Deep Chestnut

#B94E48

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

English Vermillion color link
English Vermillion

#CC474B

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Popstar color link
Popstar

#BE4F62

Bittersweet Shimmer color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#BF4F51 - Bittersweet Shimmer color image Bittersweet Shimmer color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#BF4F51 - Bittersweet Shimmer color image Bittersweet Shimmer color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#BF4F51 - Bittersweet Shimmer color image Bittersweet Shimmer color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#BF4F51 - Bittersweet Shimmer color image Bittersweet Shimmer color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BF4F51
  • RGB191, 79, 81
  • CMYK0, 44, 43, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 79, 81)
  • HSL359°, 47%, 53%
  • HSL Precise358.929°, 46.667%, 52.941%
  • HSV359°, 59%, 75%
  • HSB359°, 59%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.310, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.310, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.310, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBF4F51
  • DECIMAL ID12537681
  • Name Length19
  • This page visited308 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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