Palettes / Colors / #BFA480

#BFA480 — Muted Brown

#BFA480 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #BFA480 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.

#BFA480 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 #829CC0; it also sits naturally between #C08682 and #BCC082. 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 64% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 33% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFA480

.text { color: #BFA480; }
.background { background-color: #BFA480; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFA480; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 164, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 33%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFA480; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 164, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFA480; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 164, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFA480">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFA480">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #829CC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFA480: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFA480

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 #BFA480 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 #BFA480 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

← #BFA47F  ·  #BFA481 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFA480?

#BFA480 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 191, 164, 128). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFA480?

#BFA480 is RGB 191, 164, 128 — HSL 34°, 33%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 33%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFA480?

Its complement is #829CC0; analogous partners are #C08682 and #BCC082. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFA480 for text?

Black text on #BFA480 has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.