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#BD430F Color

#BD430F is rgb(189, 67, 15) in RGB, hsl(18, 85%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 92%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD430F
HEX#BD430F
RGBrgb(189, 67, 15)
HSLhsl(18, 85%, 40%)
HSVhsv(18, 92%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 92%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.167 39.3)
LABlab(46.14% 48.48 53.47)
LCHlch(46.14% 72.18 47.80)

What #BD430F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BD430F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#BD430F Channel Values

How #BD430F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 67 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 85% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 92% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 92% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.28:1 vs white · 3.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD430F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD430F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD430F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD430F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BD430F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD430F.

How #BD430F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BD430F
Protanopia#666609
Protanomaly#915A0C
Deuteranopia#7D7D00
Deuteranomaly#9B6B00
Tritanopia#BE3F3F
Tritanomaly#BE4132
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD430F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bd430f: #BD430F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD430F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd430f': '#BD430F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.263, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_bd430f">#BD430F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD430F"

More Brown Colors

#BD430F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD430F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD430F?

#BD430F is a mid-tone brown — rgb(189, 67, 15) in RGB and hsl(18, 85%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.26.

What is the RGB value of #BD430F?

#BD430F is rgb(189, 67, 15) — red 189, green 67, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD430F?

#BD430F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 92%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD430F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD430F scores 5.28:1 against white and 3.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD430F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD430F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 14.56, which is visibly different.

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