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#BFA39B Color

#BFA39B is rgb(191, 163, 155) in RGB, hsl(13, 22%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFA39B
HEX#BFA39B
RGBrgb(191, 163, 155)
HSLhsl(13, 22%, 68%)
HSVhsv(13, 19%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.035 36.5)
LABlab(69.35% 9.65 8.18)
LCHlch(69.35% 12.65 40.28)

What #BFA39B 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 #BFA39B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 6.08Tuscany#C09999ΔE 6.34Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 8.97Grullo#A99A86ΔE 9.19Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 9.74Pale Chestnut#DDADAFΔE 10.66

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

#BFA39B Channel Values

How #BFA39B 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 163 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 22% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 19% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 19% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFA39B 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFA39B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFA39B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFA39B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BFA39B
Complementary
#9BB8BF
Analogous
#BF9BA6
Analogous
#BFB59B
Triadic
#9BBFA3
Triadic
#A39BBF
Split comp.
#9BBFB5
Split comp.
#9BA6BF

Tints & Shades of #BFA39B

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

#C7AFA8
#D1BDB7
#D9C9C4
#E1D4D0
#E9DFDD
#F3EEEC

Shades

#AD897F
#9C7063
#805C52
#60453E
#44312C
#281D1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFA39B.

How #BFA39B 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#BFA39B
Protanopia#A8A89B
Protanomaly#B2A69B
Deuteranopia#ADAD9A
Deuteranomaly#B4A99A
Tritanopia#C0A2A2
Tritanomaly#BFA29F
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFA39B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfa39b: #BFA39B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFA39B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfa39b': '#BFA39B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.639, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_bfa39b">#BFA39B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFA39B"

More Red Colors

#BFA39B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#BFA39B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFA39B?

#BFA39B is a light red — rgb(191, 163, 155) in RGB and hsl(13, 22%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #BFA39B?

#BFA39B is rgb(191, 163, 155) — red 191, green 163, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFA39B?

#BFA39B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFA39B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFA39B scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFA39B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFA39B 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 9.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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