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#BD592E Color

#BD592E is rgb(189, 89, 46) in RGB, hsl(18, 61%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 76%, 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 9.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD592E
HEX#BD592E
RGBrgb(189, 89, 46)
HSLhsl(18, 61%, 46%)
HSVhsv(18, 76%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 76%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.141 42.3)
LABlab(50.27% 39.12 43.67)
LCHlch(50.27% 58.63 48.15)

What #BD592E 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 #BD592E, 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.

#BD592E Channel Values

How #BD592E 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 89 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 61% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 76% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 76% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.53:1 vs white · 4.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD592E 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 text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD592E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD592E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD592E; 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 #BD592E

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 #BD592E.

How #BD592E 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#BD592E
Protanopia#72722C
Protanomaly#96692D
Deuteranopia#858522
Deuteranomaly#9F7627
Tritanopia#BF5555
Tritanomaly#BE5748
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD592E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd592e: #BD592E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD592E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd592e': '#BD592E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.349, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_bd592e">#BD592E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD592E"

More Orange Colors

#BD592E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD592E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD592E?

#BD592E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(189, 89, 46) in RGB and hsl(18, 61%, 46%) 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 9.14.

What is the RGB value of #BD592E?

#BD592E is rgb(189, 89, 46) — red 189, green 89, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD592E?

#BD592E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 76%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD592E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD592E scores 4.53:1 against white and 4.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD592E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD592E 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 12.53, which is visibly different.

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