Information about #BFA869 color

#BFA869 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFA869 falls into the Orange Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 168, 105) — 74.9% red, 65.9% green, 41.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 34 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BFA869 is a clearly saturated warm orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Safari (#C0A469). Slightly further away sit Pale Oak (#BBA46D) and Gimblet (#B9AD61).

The recipe behind #BFA869 is rgb(191, 168, 105), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BFA869: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BFA869 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BFA869 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BFA869

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFA869
  • RGB191, 168, 105
  • CMYK0, 9, 34, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 168, 105)
  • HSL44°, 40%, 58%
  • HSL Precise43.953°, 40.187%, 58.039%
  • HSV44°, 45%, 75%
  • HSB44°, 45%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.659, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.659, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.659, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBFA869
  • DECIMAL ID12560489
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01