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#BD6100 Color

#BD6100 is rgb(189, 97, 0) in RGB, hsl(31, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 100%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alloy Orange (#C46210), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD6100
HEX#BD6100
RGBrgb(189, 97, 0)
HSLhsl(31, 100%, 37%)
HSVhsv(31, 100%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 100%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.146 55.2)
LABlab(51.71% 34.40 60.16)
LCHlch(51.71% 69.30 60.24)

What #BD6100 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 #BD6100, 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.

#BD6100 Channel Values

How #BD6100 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 97 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 100% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 100% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 100% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.31:1 vs white · 4.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD6100 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD6100 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD6100

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD6100; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BD6100

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 #BD6100.

How #BD6100 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#BD6100
Protanopia#777700
Protanomaly#986F00
Deuteranopia#898900
Deuteranomaly#A07B00
Tritanopia#C05B5B
Tritanomaly#BF5D47
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD6100 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd6100: #BD6100;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD6100;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd6100': '#BD6100' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.380, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_bd6100">#BD6100</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD6100"

More Brown Colors

#BD6100 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD6100 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD6100?

#BD6100 is a dark brown — rgb(189, 97, 0) in RGB and hsl(31, 100%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alloy Orange (#C46210), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.45.

What is the RGB value of #BD6100?

#BD6100 is rgb(189, 97, 0) — red 189, green 97, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD6100?

#BD6100 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 100%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD6100 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD6100 scores 4.31:1 against white and 4.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD6100 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD6100 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 7.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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