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#BFA292 Color

#BFA292 is rgb(191, 162, 146) in RGB, hsl(21, 26%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grullo (#A99A86), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFA292
HEX#BFA292
RGBrgb(191, 162, 146)
HSLhsl(21, 26%, 66%)
HSVhsv(21, 24%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.041 50.6)
LABlab(68.92% 9.16 12.52)
LCHlch(68.92% 15.51 53.81)

What #BFA292 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 #BFA292, 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 orange in the library.

#BFA292 Channel Values

How #BFA292 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 162 · B 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 26% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 24% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 24% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFA292 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFA292

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFA292; 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 #BFA292

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 #BFA292.

How #BFA292 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#BFA292
Protanopia#A7A792
Protanomaly#B1A592
Deuteranopia#ACAC91
Deuteranomaly#B4A891
Tritanopia#C1A0A0
Tritanomaly#C0A19B
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFA292 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfa292: #BFA292;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFA292;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfa292': '#BFA292' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.635, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_bfa292">#BFA292</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFA292"

More Orange Colors

#BFA292 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFA292 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFA292?

#BFA292 is a light orange — rgb(191, 162, 146) in RGB and hsl(21, 26%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grullo (#A99A86), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.38.

What is the RGB value of #BFA292?

#BFA292 is rgb(191, 162, 146) — red 191, green 162, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFA292?

#BFA292 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFA292 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFA292 scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFA292 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFA292 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 11.3, which is visibly different.

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