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#BF816E Color

#BF816E is rgb(191, 129, 110) in RGB, hsl(14, 39%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 42%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blast-off Bronze (#A57164), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF816E
HEX#BF816E
RGBrgb(191, 129, 110)
HSLhsl(14, 39%, 59%)
HSVhsv(14, 42%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 42%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.082 37.8)
LABlab(60.14% 22.99 20.57)
LCHlch(60.14% 30.85 41.82)

What #BF816E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BF816E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#BF816E Channel Values

How #BF816E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 191 · G 129 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 39% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 42% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 42% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF816E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF816E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF816E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BF816E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF816E.

How #BF816E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BF816E
Protanopia#8E8E6E
Protanomaly#A4896E
Deuteranopia#99996B
Deuteranomaly#AA906C
Tritanopia#C07F7F
Tritanomaly#C08078
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF816E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bf816e: #BF816E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF816E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf816e': '#BF816E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.506, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_bf816e">#BF816E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF816E"

More Red Colors

#BF816E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF816E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF816E?

#BF816E is a mid-tone red — rgb(191, 129, 110) in RGB and hsl(14, 39%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blast-off Bronze (#A57164), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.07.

What is the RGB value of #BF816E?

#BF816E is rgb(191, 129, 110) — red 191, green 129, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF816E?

#BF816E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 42%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF816E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF816E scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF816E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF816E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 14.57, which is visibly different.

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