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#BD5728 Color

#BD5728 is rgb(189, 87, 40) in RGB, hsl(19, 65%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 79%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD5728
HEX#BD5728
RGBrgb(189, 87, 40)
HSLhsl(19, 65%, 45%)
HSVhsv(19, 79%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 79%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.144 43.1)
LABlab(49.84% 39.91 46.18)
LCHlch(49.84% 61.04 49.16)

What #BD5728 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 #BD5728, 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 orange in the library.

#BD5728 Channel Values

How #BD5728 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 87 · B 408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 65% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 79% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 79% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.61:1 vs white · 4.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD5728 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 text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD5728 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD5728

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD5728; 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 #BD5728

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 #BD5728.

How #BD5728 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#BD5728
Protanopia#717126
Protanomaly#966827
Deuteranopia#848419
Deuteranomaly#9E7520
Tritanopia#BF5353
Tritanomaly#BE5445
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD5728 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd5728: #BD5728;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD5728;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd5728': '#BD5728' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.341, blue: 0.157)
Android XML<color name="color_bd5728">#BD5728</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD5728"

More Orange Colors

#BD5728 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD5728 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD5728?

#BD5728 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(189, 87, 40) in RGB and hsl(19, 65%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.46.

What is the RGB value of #BD5728?

#BD5728 is rgb(189, 87, 40) — red 189, green 87, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD5728?

#BD5728 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 79%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD5728 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD5728 scores 4.61:1 against white and 4.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD5728 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD5728 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 13.27, which is visibly different.

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