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#BFADA6 Color

#BFADA6 is rgb(191, 173, 166) in RGB, hsl(17, 16%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFADA6
HEX#BFADA6
RGBrgb(191, 173, 166)
HSLhsl(17, 16%, 70%)
HSVhsv(17, 13%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.023 42.5)
LABlab(72.14% 5.82 6.09)
LCHlch(72.14% 8.42 46.27)

What #BFADA6 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 #BFADA6, 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.

#BFADA6 Channel Values

How #BFADA6 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 173 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 16% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 13% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 13% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFADA6 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFADA6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFADA6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFADA6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BFADA6

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFADA6.

How #BFADA6 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#BFADA6
Protanopia#B0B0A6
Protanomaly#B6AFA6
Deuteranopia#B3B3A5
Deuteranomaly#B8B1A6
Tritanopia#C0ACAC
Tritanomaly#BFACAA
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFADA6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfada6: #BFADA6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFADA6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfada6': '#BFADA6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.678, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_bfada6">#BFADA6</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFADA6"

More Orange Colors

#BFADA6 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFADA6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFADA6?

#BFADA6 is a light orange — rgb(191, 173, 166) in RGB and hsl(17, 16%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.48.

What is the RGB value of #BFADA6?

#BFADA6 is rgb(191, 173, 166) — red 191, green 173, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFADA6?

#BFADA6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFADA6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFADA6 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFADA6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFADA6 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 8.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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