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#BF7F4E closest to In a Nutshell

#BF7F4E is a medium, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is In a Nutshell. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 49.8% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(191, 127, 78)). Its HSL value is 26° hue, 47% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 59% yellow and 25% black. #BF7F4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.36:1.

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Variations of #BF7F4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BF7F4E 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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#BF7F4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BF7F4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A1934E
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #92854A
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0854B
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1934E
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AA8C4E
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CF7273
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C57A61
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9C8A81

#BF7F4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.30:1 Poor#BF7F4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.36:1 Good#BF7F4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BF7F4E in CSS

/* In a Nutshell */
.color { color: #BF7F4E; }
.background { background-color: #BF7F4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BF7F4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 127 78);
color: hsl(26 47% 53%);
color: oklch(0.652 0.103 57.2);

#BF7F4E FAQ

What color is #BF7F4E?

#BF7F4E is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is In a Nutshell. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BF7F4E?

#BF7F4E is rgb(191, 127, 78) in RGB, hsl(26, 47%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 34%, 59%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BF7F4E?

The complementary color of #BF7F4E is #4E8EBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BF7F4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #BF7F4E: 6.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BF7F4E a warm or cool color?

#BF7F4E is a warm color.