Information about #BFA3AA color

#BFA3AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFA3AA falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 163, 170) — 74.9% red, 63.9% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 8 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BFA3AA reads as a gently muted warm red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cherish (#C6ABA9). Slightly further away sit Fashion Mauve (#B5A8A8) and Martini (#B7A8A3).

The recipe behind #BFA3AA is rgb(191, 163, 170), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. #BFA3AA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BFA3AA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BFA3AA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BFA3AA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cherish color link
Cherish

#C6ABA9

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Pinkish Grey color link
Pinkish Grey

#C8ACA9

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFA3AA
  • RGB191, 163, 170
  • CMYK0, 11, 8, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 163, 170)
  • HSL345°, 18%, 69%
  • HSL Precise345°, 17.949%, 69.412%
  • HSV345°, 15%, 75%
  • HSB345°, 15%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.639, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.639, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.639, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFA3AA
  • DECIMAL ID12559274
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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