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#BD4F00 Color

#BD4F00 is rgb(189, 79, 0) in RGB, hsl(25, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD4F00
HEX#BD4F00
RGBrgb(189, 79, 0)
HSLhsl(25, 100%, 37%)
HSVhsv(25, 100%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.159 45.8)
LABlab(48.17% 43.09 58.43)
LCHlch(48.17% 72.60 53.59)

What #BD4F00 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 #BD4F00, 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.

#BD4F00 Channel Values

How #BD4F00 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 79 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 100% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 100% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 100% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.9:1 vs white · 4.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD4F00 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 text4.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD4F00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD4F00; 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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Tints & Shades of #BD4F00

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD4F00.

How #BD4F00 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#BD4F00
Protanopia#6D6D00
Protanomaly#946200
Deuteranopia#818100
Deuteranomaly#9D7100
Tritanopia#BF4A4A
Tritanomaly#BE4C39
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD4F00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd4f00: #BD4F00;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD4F00;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd4f00': '#BD4F00' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.310, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_bd4f00">#BD4F00</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD4F00"

More Brown Colors

#BD4F00 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD4F00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD4F00?

#BD4F00 is a dark brown — rgb(189, 79, 0) in RGB and hsl(25, 100%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #BD4F00?

#BD4F00 is rgb(189, 79, 0) — red 189, green 79, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD4F00?

#BD4F00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD4F00 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD4F00 scores 4.9:1 against white and 4.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD4F00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD4F00 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 9.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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