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#BFAC8A Faded Letter

#BFAC8A is a light, muted yellow named Faded Letter. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.5% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(191, 172, 138)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 29% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black. #BFAC8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.48:1.

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Variations of #BFAC8A

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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#BFAC8A 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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#BFAC8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFAC8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BAB08B
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5AB88
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8AC89
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BAB08B
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBAF8A
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C8A6A3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C2AA96
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AEAEAE
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3AEA6

#BFAC8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.21:1 Very poor#BFAC8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.48:1 Very good#BFAC8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFAC8A in CSS

/* Faded Letter */
.color { color: #BFAC8A; }
.background { background-color: #BFAC8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFAC8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 172 138);
color: hsl(38 29% 65%);
color: oklch(0.752 0.051 82.1);

#BFAC8A FAQ

What color is #BFAC8A?

#BFAC8A is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Faded Letter. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BFAC8A?

#BFAC8A is rgb(191, 172, 138) in RGB, hsl(38, 29%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 28%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFAC8A?

The complementary color of #BFAC8A is #8A9DBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFAC8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFAC8A: 9.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFAC8A a warm or cool color?

#BFAC8A is a warm color.