BF584A

#BF584A closest to Tandoori

#BF584A is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Tandoori. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 34.5% green and 29.0% blue (rgb(191, 88, 74)). Its HSL value is 7° hue, 48% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 61% yellow and 25% black. #BF584A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.71:1.

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Variations of #BF584A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BF584A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BF584A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BF584A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8B8048
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #726A48
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D6848
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B8048
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9C7448
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D14555
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C6514F
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #777777
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8E706E

#BF584A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.46:1 Poor#BF584A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.71:1 Good#BF584A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BF584A in CSS

/* Tandoori */
.color { color: #BF584A; }
.background { background-color: #BF584A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BF584A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 88 74);
color: hsl(7 48% 52%);
color: oklch(0.586 0.136 29.6);

#BF584A FAQ

What color is #BF584A?

#BF584A is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Tandoori. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BF584A?

#BF584A is rgb(191, 88, 74) in RGB, hsl(7, 48%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 54%, 61%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BF584A?

The complementary color of #BF584A is #4AB1BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BF584A?

Black text has the best contrast on #BF584A: 4.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BF584A a warm or cool color?

#BF584A is a warm color.