Information about #BF953B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #BF953B reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pizza (#BF8D3C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Golden Spice (#C6973F) and Hokey Pokey (#BB8E34).
The recipe behind #BF953B is rgb(191, 149, 59), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BF953B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BF953B color variations
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#BF953B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BF953B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BF953B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BF953B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BF953B color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BF953B color
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Nearest named colors to #BF953B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BF8D3C
#C6973F
#BB8E34
#C68E3F
#B69642
#C2A03D
#C0934A
#B0903D
#B38D42
#B6A237
#BF914B
#B7984A
#BF953B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BF953B
- RGB191, 149, 59
- CMYK0, 16, 52, 25
- CSSrgb(191, 149, 59)
- HSL41°, 53%, 49%
- HSL Precise40.909°, 52.8%, 49.02%
- HSV41°, 69%, 75%
- HSB41°, 69%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
- GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.584, 0.231)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.584, 0.231, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.584, 0.231)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBF953B
- DECIMAL ID12555579
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
