#bfa898 Color Information

#bfa898 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bfa898. In RGB, it consists of 74.9% Red, 65.9% Green, and 59.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 12% Magenta, 20.4% Yellow, and 25.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 24.6°, with saturation of 23.4% and lightness of 67.3%. The decimal value for #bfa898 is 12560536, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bfa898 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#bfa898 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color191, 168, 152 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.9%, 65.9%, 59.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.251, 0.341, 0.404 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.12, 0.204, 0.251 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color24.6°, 23.4%, 67.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color24.6°, 20.4%, 74.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color41.156, 41.349, 35.518 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color191, 179, 152 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12560536 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.419, 5.772, 11.323 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.419, 12.709, 62.989 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.419, 15.134, 14.882 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.303, 1.716, 12.263 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.349, 0.350, 41.349 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290750616 / 0xffbfa898 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9999 Copy
Last Updated: October 14, 2024

Shades of #bfa898

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bfa898, its pure hue is 24.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.4%, and its lightness is 67.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bfa898, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181513 to #a79385.

Tints of #bfa898

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bfa898, its pure hue is 24.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.4%, and its lightness is 67.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bfa898, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c7b3a5 to #f7f4f2.

Tones of #bfa898

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bfa898, its pure hue is 24.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bfa898, which range from #acacac (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff9d58 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bfa898

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bfa898! For #bfa898, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bfa898. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bfa898

This color, #bfa898, consists of 74.9% Red, 65.9% Green, and 59.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 191, Green = 168, Blue = 152. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bfa898 is 0% Cyan, 12% Magenta, 20.4% Yellow, and 25.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.9%
C0.0%
G65.9%
M12.0%
B59.6%
Y20.4%
K25.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 191 168 152
Octal 277 250 230
Hexa #bf #a8 #98
Binary 10111111 10101000 10011000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 12 20 25
Octal 0 14 24 31
Hexa #00 #0c #14 #19
Binary 00000000 00001100 00010100 00011001

Analogous Colors of #bfa898

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bfa898 — which has hue 24.6° — its analogous colors are located at 24.6° and 354.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfa898.

Triadic Colors of #bfa898

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bfa898 — which has hue 24.6° — its triadic colors are located at 24.6° and 264.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfa898.

Complementary Color of #bfa898

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bfa898 — which has hue 24.6° — its complementary color is located at 204.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfa898.

Split Complementary Colors of #bfa898

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bfa898 — which has hue 24.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 24.6° and 234.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfa898.

Tetradic Colors of #bfa898

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bfa898 — which has hue 24.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 294.6°, 24.6°, 114.6°, and 204.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bfa898.

Monochromatic Colors of #bfa898

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bfa898, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #907f73 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e4d3c7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bfa898

We want to make getting started with #bfa898 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bfa898 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bfa898 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bfa898 with other HTML elements.

#bfa898 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bfa898.
<span style="color: #bfa898;">The color of this text is #bfa898.</span>

#bfa898 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bfa898.
<div style="background-color: #bfa898; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bfa898.</div>

#bfa898 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bfa898.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bfa898;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bfa898.</span>

#bfa898 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bfa898.
<div style="border: #bfa898 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bfa898.</div>

#bfa898 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bfa898 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bfa898; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bfa898 on a white background.</div></div>

#bfa898 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bfa898 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bfa898; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bfa898 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bfa898 to White

This is a gradient from #bfa898 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bfa898,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bfa898,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bfa898,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bfa898,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bfa898 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bfa898 to Black

This is a gradient from #bfa898 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bfa898,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bfa898,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bfa898,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bfa898,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bfa898 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bfa898

In addition to using #bfa898 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bfa898 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bfa898, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 191, Green = 168, Blue = 152). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bfa898 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bfa898
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(191, 168, 152)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bfa898; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bfa898; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bfa898; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(191, 168, 152);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bfa898")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:191, green:168, blue:152, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:191 green:168 blue:152 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(191f, 168f, 152f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(191, 168, 152);
 

#bfa898 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bfa898 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bfa898 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bfa898 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bfa898 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bfa898 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bfa898 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bfa898 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text