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#BFA187 closest to Sesame

#BFA187 is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Sesame. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.1% green and 52.9% blue (rgb(191, 161, 135)). Its HSL value is 28° hue, 30% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 29% yellow and 25% black. #BFA187 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.66:1.

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Variations of #BFA187

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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#BFA187 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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#BFA187 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFA187 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B2A987
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABA385
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1A386
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2A987
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5A687
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C99B9A
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C39E90
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADA59F

#BFA187 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.42:1 Very poor#BFA187 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.66:1 Very good#BFA187 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFA187 in CSS

/* Sesame */
.color { color: #BFA187; }
.background { background-color: #BFA187; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFA187; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 161 135);
color: hsl(28 30% 64%);
color: oklch(0.729 0.051 62.8);

#BFA187 FAQ

What color is #BFA187?

#BFA187 is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Sesame. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BFA187?

#BFA187 is rgb(191, 161, 135) in RGB, hsl(28, 30%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 29%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFA187?

The complementary color of #BFA187 is #87A5BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFA187?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFA187: 8.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFA187 a warm or cool color?

#BFA187 is a warm color.