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#BF604E — Muted Red

#BF604E is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #BF604E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BF604E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4FADBF; it also sits naturally between #BF4F74 and #BF9A4F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF604E · RGB 191, 96, 78

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Color values

HEX#BF604E
RGB191, 96, 78
HSL10°, 47%, 53%
HSV10°, 59%, 75%
CMYK0%, 50%, 59%, 25%
XYZ27.04, 19.99, 9.64
Yxy19.99, 0.4772, 0.3527
CIE-Lab51.83, 36.50, 27.80
Hunter Lab44.71, 32.61, 16.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 38% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 59% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BF604E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF604E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF604E

.text { color: #BF604E; }
.background { background-color: #BF604E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF604E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 96, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 47%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF604E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 96, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF604E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 96, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF604E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF604E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF604E

#B45441#A14B3A#8E4333#7C3A2D#6D3327#5A2A20#47211A#341913#22100C#0F0705

Tints of #BF604E

#C56F5E#CC8071#D18D80#D69B8F#DDABA1#E3B9B0#E8C6BF#EDD3CE#F4E4E1#FAF2F0

Tones of #BF604E

#B76757#B06C5E#A87267#9F776F#977D78#90827F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4FADBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.20:1 AA large only
Against black text5.00:1 AA

Best text color on #BF604E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF604E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BF604E: ·

How #BF604E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #969552Deuteranopia · #9BA353Tritanopia · #BA5657

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF604E rather than the exact color:

Palette Dee8ce
#DEE8CE · #BB6653 · #F08B51 · #FFF8E8
Lucky Ruby Canyon
#AB53C6 · #D991CA · #B53B63 · #C65949
Palette 607456
#607456 · #EEE0CC · #BA6A4C · #7B2525
Crystal Dusk
#C36542 · #B49769 · #B5A481 · #AD8E41
Crystal Ruby Tempest
#BB5D41 · #4E2D24 · #93642D · #B89258
Palette F2e9d0
#F2E9D0 · #EACEB4 · #E79E85 · #BB5A5A

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BB6653#C65949#BA6A4C#C36542#BB5D41#BB5A5A#C96A4D#BA5A5A#B96241#B96A57#C35B5C#B36144

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF604D  ·  #BF604F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF604E?

#BF604E is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 191, 96, 78). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF604E?

#BF604E is RGB 191, 96, 78 — HSL 10°, 47%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 59%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF604E?

Its complement is #4FADBF; analogous partners are #BF4F74 and #BF9A4F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF604E for text?

Black text on #BF604E has a contrast ratio of 5.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.20:1.