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#BF8A7C closest to Whisky

#BF8A7C is a light, muted red; the closest named color is Whisky. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 54.1% green and 48.6% blue (rgb(191, 138, 124)). Its HSL value is 13° hue, 34% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 35% yellow and 25% black. #BF8A7C is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.14:1.

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Variations of #BF8A7C

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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#BF8A7C 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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#BF8A7C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BF8A7C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A39B7C
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #96907B
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3907B
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A39B7C
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AB957B
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CB8386
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C48781
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A29390

#BF8A7C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.94:1 Very poor#BF8A7C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.14:1 Very good#BF8A7C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BF8A7C in CSS

/* Whisky */
.color { color: #BF8A7C; }
.background { background-color: #BF8A7C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BF8A7C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 138 124);
color: hsl(13 34% 62%);
color: oklch(0.682 0.069 35.3);

#BF8A7C FAQ

What color is #BF8A7C?

#BF8A7C is a light, 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 #BF8A7C?

#BF8A7C is rgb(191, 138, 124) in RGB, hsl(13, 34%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 28%, 35%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BF8A7C?

The complementary color of #BF8A7C is #7CB1BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BF8A7C?

Black text has the best contrast on #BF8A7C: 7.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BF8A7C a warm or cool color?

#BF8A7C is a warm color.