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#BF857D Color

#BF857D is rgb(191, 133, 125) in RGB, hsl(7, 34%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 35%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Rose (#C08081), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF857D
HEX#BF857D
RGBrgb(191, 133, 125)
HSLhsl(7, 34%, 62%)
HSVhsv(7, 35%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 35%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.073 27.9)
LABlab(61.35% 22.19 13.76)
LCHlch(61.35% 26.11 31.80)

What #BF857D 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 #BF857D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Rose#C08081ΔE 5.05Copper Penny#AD6F69ΔE 8.23Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 8.58Blast-off Bronze#A57164ΔE 8.99Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 10.49New York Pink#D7837FΔE 11.34

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

#BF857D Channel Values

How #BF857D 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 133 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 34% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 35% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 35% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF857D 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF857D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF857D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF857D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BF857D
Complementary
#7DB7BF
Analogous
#BF7D96
Analogous
#BFA67D
Triadic
#7DBF85
Triadic
#857DBF
Split comp.
#7DBFA6
Split comp.
#7D96BF

Tints & Shades of #BF857D

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.

Tints

#C7958E
#D0A59F
#D8B5B0
#E2C8C5
#EBD8D6
#F3E8E7

Shades

#B26B62
#9A554C
#7E463E
#633731
#482823
#291714

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF857D.

How #BF857D 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#BF857D
Protanopia#91917D
Protanomaly#A58C7D
Deuteranopia#9B9B7B
Deuteranomaly#AB937C
Tritanopia#C08484
Tritanomaly#BF8481
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF857D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf857d: #BF857D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF857D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf857d': '#BF857D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.522, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_bf857d">#BF857D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF857D"

More Red Colors

#BF857D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#BF857D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF857D?

#BF857D is a light red — rgb(191, 133, 125) in RGB and hsl(7, 34%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #BF857D?

#BF857D is rgb(191, 133, 125) — red 191, green 133, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF857D?

#BF857D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 35%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF857D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF857D scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF857D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF857D 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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