#BD6132 Color

#BD6132 is rgb(189, 97, 50) in RGB, hsl(20, 58%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 74%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), visibly different at ΔE 10.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD6132

HEX#BD6132

RGBrgb(189, 97, 50)

HSLhsl(20, 58%, 47%)

HSVhsv(20, 74%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 74%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.133 45.7)

LABlab(51.93% 35.30 43.32)

LCHlch(51.93% 55.88 50.82)

What #BD6132 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 #BD6132, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Brown#B5651DΔE 10.27 Liver (Dogs)#B86D29ΔE 10.4 Sienna#A0522DΔE 11.25 Copper Red#CB6D51ΔE 11.49 Brown (Crayola)#AF593EΔE 11.78 Neon Brown#C3732AΔE 11.99

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#BD6132 Channel Values

How #BD6132 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 97 · B 50	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 20° · S 58% · L 47%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 20° · S 74% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 49% · Y 74% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.27:1 vs white · 4.92:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD6132 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 text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD6132

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD6132; 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 #BD6132

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

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How #BD6132 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#BD6132

Protanopia#777731

Protanomaly#986F31

Deuteranopia#898928

Deuteranomaly#A07B2C

Tritanopia#BF5D5D

Tritanomaly#BE5E4F

Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #BD6132 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd6132: #BD6132;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD6132;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd6132': '#BD6132' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.380, blue: 0.196)

Android XML<color name="color_bd6132">#BD6132</color>

SVG fillfill="#BD6132"

More Orange Colors

#BD6132 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6b fff9f5 967969 fff9f0 987456 fff8f0 987654 fff8eb 9b7653 fff7ed 9c8b6e fff7eb c8ad7f dba875 e3dac9 eba675 f1ddcf f8dcd3 fcf5ee ff681f ff9933 ffb83d ffd68a ffe7d1

#BD6132 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD6132?

#BD6132 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(189, 97, 50) in RGB and hsl(20, 58%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.27.

What is the RGB value of #BD6132?

#BD6132 is rgb(189, 97, 50) — red 189, green 97, and blue 50 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD6132?

#BD6132 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 74%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD6132 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD6132 scores 4.27:1 against white and 4.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD6132 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD6132 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 11.25, which is visibly different.

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