#BFAF98

Accessibility

AAA

9.8:1

Vs white / black

2.14:1 · 9.8:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bfaf98

RGB

rgb(191, 175, 152)

RGBA

rgba(191, 175, 152, 1)

HSL

hsl(35, 23%, 67%)

HSLA

hsla(35, 23%, 67%, 1)

HSV

hsv(35, 20%, 75%)

LAB

lab(72.23% 1.99 13.88)

LCH

lch(72.23% 14.02 81.84)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7614 0.0083 0.0358)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7614 0.0367 76.95)

XYZ

xyz(42.48, 44.00, 35.96)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 25%)

CSS

color: #bfaf98;

CSS variable

--color-bfaf98: #bfaf98;

SCSS

$color-bfaf98: #bfaf98;

JavaScript

const color = "#bfaf98";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bfaf98";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bfaf98" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bfaf98", "rgb": { "r": 191, "g": 175, "b": 152 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7614 0.0367 76.95)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#bfaf98-1: #bfaf98;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-400

Very different · ΔE 9.07 · #A8A29E

Nearest CSS named color

Tan

Very different · ΔE 6.39 · #D2B48C

Nearest Material color

brown-200

Very different · ΔE 8.48 · #BCAAA4

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 20.38 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fef4e5 100f1e6d6 200dfd2c0 300cabba7 400af9f88 50093846e 6007b6e5b 700635848 8004b4235 900352e24 950201910

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

faf8f6 f4f2ee efebe5 eae4dd e4ded4 dfd7cc dad0c3 d4caba cfc3b2 cabca9 c4b6a1 bfaf98 afa08b 9f927f 8f8372 7f7565 6f6659 60584c 50493f 403a33 302c26 201d19 100f0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

faf8f6 f4f2ee efebe5 eae4dd e4ded4 dfd7cc dad0c3 d4caba cfc3b2 cabca9 c4b6a1

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

afa08b 9f927f 8f8372 7f7565 6f6659 60584c 50493f 403a33 302c26 201d19 100f0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

baab96 b5a794 afa392 aa9f90 a59b8e a0988c 9a948a 959088 908c86 8b8884 858482

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BFAF98Stop 1 #97A8BEStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BE9B97Stop 1 #BFAF98Stop 2 #BBBE97Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BFAF98Stop 1 #97BEAEStop 2 #AE97BEStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BFAF98Stop 1 #97BBBEStop 2 #9B97BEStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3F3527Stop 1 #6E5D45Stop 2 #9D8462Stop 3 #BAA991Stop 4 #D8CEC0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #bfaf98 works

#BFAF98 (#bfaf98) sits in the orange family at about 35° hue, 23% saturation, and 67% lightness. Contrast is 2.14:1 on white and 9.8:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bfaf98 as small body text on white — 2.14:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Creativity, enthusiasm, and friendliness. Approachable CTAs and lifestyle brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Orange range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #CCAF8F#CCAF8F Tan#D2B48C Spectrum #D0AB8B#D0AB8B Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Spectrum #D8BE8D#D8BE8D Spectrum #DCB889#DCB889 Spectrum #BD9A75#BD9A75 Spectrum #D4C291#D4C291 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Spectrum #C7AE75#C7AE75 BurlyWood#DEB887 Spectrum #CFC291#CFC291