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#BF877A Whisky

#BF877A is a medium, muted red named Whisky. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 52.9% green and 47.8% blue (rgb(191, 135, 122)). Its HSL value is 11° hue, 35% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 36% yellow and 25% black. #BF877A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.96:1.

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Variations of #BF877A

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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#BF877A 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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#BF877A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BF877A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A19979
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #948E79
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A18D79
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A19979
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AA9379
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CC7F84
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C4847E
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A0918E

#BF877A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.02:1 Poor#BF877A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.96:1 Good#BF877A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BF877A in CSS

/* Whisky */
.color { color: #BF877A; }
.background { background-color: #BF877A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BF877A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 135 122);
color: hsl(11 35% 61%);
color: oklch(0.675 0.072 33.5);

#BF877A FAQ

What color is #BF877A?

#BF877A is a medium, muted red. Its closest named color is Whisky. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BF877A?

#BF877A is rgb(191, 135, 122) in RGB, hsl(11, 35%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 29%, 36%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BF877A?

The complementary color of #BF877A is #7AB2BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BF877A?

Black text has the best contrast on #BF877A: 6.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BF877A a warm or cool color?

#BF877A is a warm color.