#BD491F Color

#BD491F is rgb(189, 73, 31) in RGB, hsl(16, 72%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 84%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD491F

HEX#BD491F

RGBrgb(189, 73, 31)

HSLhsl(16, 72%, 43%)

HSVhsv(16, 84%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 84%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.159 38.8)

LABlab(47.21% 46.15 48.05)

LCHlch(47.21% 66.63 46.15)

What #BD491F 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 #BD491F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rust#B7410EΔE 5.01 Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 5.62 Chinese Red#AA381EΔE 8.93 Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 9.59 Mahogany#C04000ΔE 10.93 Sinopia#CB410BΔE 12.36

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

#BD491F Channel Values

How #BD491F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 73 · B 31	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 16° · S 72% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 16° · S 84% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 61% · Y 84% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.08:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD491F 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 text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD491F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD491F; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BD491F

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 #BD491F.

How #BD491F 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#BD491F

Protanopia#69691C

Protanomaly#925E1D

Deuteranopia#7F7F05

Deuteranomaly#9C6D13

Tritanopia#BE4545

Tritanomaly#BE4739

Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #BD491F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd491f: #BD491F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD491F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd491f': '#BD491F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.286, blue: 0.122)

Android XML<color name="color_bd491f">#BD491F</color>

SVG fillfill="#BD491F"

More Brown Colors

#BD491F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#BD491F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD491F?

#BD491F is a mid-tone brown — rgb(189, 73, 31) in RGB and hsl(16, 72%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #BD491F?

#BD491F is rgb(189, 73, 31) — red 189, green 73, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD491F?

#BD491F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 84%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD491F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD491F scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD491F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD491F 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 15.06, which is visibly different.

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