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#BFA79C Color

#BFA79C is rgb(191, 167, 156) in RGB, hsl(19, 21%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 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 6.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFA79C
HEX#BFA79C
RGBrgb(191, 167, 156)
HSLhsl(19, 21%, 68%)
HSVhsv(19, 18%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.032 46.2)
LABlab(70.39% 7.70 9.09)
LCHlch(70.39% 11.92 49.72)

What #BFA79C 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 #BFA79C, 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.

#BFA79C Channel Values

How #BFA79C 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 167 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 21% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 18% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 18% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFA79C 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFA79C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFA79C; 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 #BFA79C

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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How #BFA79C 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#BFA79C
Protanopia#ABAB9C
Protanomaly#B4AA9C
Deuteranopia#AFAF9B
Deuteranomaly#B6AC9C
Tritanopia#C0A6A6
Tritanomaly#C0A6A2
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFA79C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfa79c: #BFA79C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFA79C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfa79c': '#BFA79C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.655, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_bfa79c">#BFA79C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFA79C"

More Orange Colors

#BFA79C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFA79C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFA79C?

#BFA79C is a light orange — rgb(191, 167, 156) in RGB and hsl(19, 21%, 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 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #BFA79C?

#BFA79C is rgb(191, 167, 156) — red 191, green 167, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFA79C?

#BFA79C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFA79C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFA79C scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFA79C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFA79C 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 darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 11.97, which is visibly different.

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