Palettes / Colors / #BF765A

#BF765A — Muted Brown

#BF765A is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #BF765A 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.

#BF765A is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. 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 #5AA2BF; it also sits naturally between #BF5A70 and #BFA95A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 46% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 53% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF765A

.text { color: #BF765A; }
.background { background-color: #BF765A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF765A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 118, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 44%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF765A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 118, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF765A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 118, 90, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF765A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF765A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5AA2BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF765A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF765A

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:

How #BF765A looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF765A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF7659  ·  #BF765B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF765A?

#BF765A is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 191, 118, 90). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF765A?

#BF765A is RGB 191, 118, 90 — HSL 17°, 44%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 53%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF765A?

Its complement is #5AA2BF; analogous partners are #BF5A70 and #BFA95A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF765A for text?

Black text on #BF765A has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.53:1.