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#BD4F0A Color

#BD4F0A is rgb(189, 79, 10) in RGB, hsl(23, 90%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 95%, 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 6.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD4F0A
HEX#BD4F0A
RGBrgb(189, 79, 10)
HSLhsl(23, 90%, 39%)
HSVhsv(23, 95%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 95%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.157 44.9)
LABlab(48.19% 43.17 56.02)
LCHlch(48.19% 70.72 52.38)

What #BD4F0A 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 #BD4F0A, 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.

#BD4F0A Channel Values

How #BD4F0A 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 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 90% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 95% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 95% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.9:1 vs white · 4.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD4F0A 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 text4.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD4F0A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD4F0A; 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 #BD4F0A

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 #BD4F0A.

How #BD4F0A 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#BD4F0A
Protanopia#6D6D04
Protanomaly#946206
Deuteranopia#818100
Deuteranomaly#9D7100
Tritanopia#BF4A4A
Tritanomaly#BE4C3A
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD4F0A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd4f0a: #BD4F0A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD4F0A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd4f0a': '#BD4F0A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.310, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_bd4f0a">#BD4F0A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD4F0A"

More Brown Colors

#BD4F0A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD4F0A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD4F0A?

#BD4F0A is a dark brown — rgb(189, 79, 10) in RGB and hsl(23, 90%, 39%) 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 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #BD4F0A?

#BD4F0A is rgb(189, 79, 10) — red 189, green 79, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD4F0A?

#BD4F0A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 95%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD4F0A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD4F0A scores 4.9:1 against white and 4.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD4F0A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD4F0A 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 9.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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