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#BD660F Color

#BD660F is rgb(189, 102, 15) in RGB, hsl(30, 85%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 92%, 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 4.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD660F
HEX#BD660F
RGBrgb(189, 102, 15)
HSLhsl(30, 85%, 40%)
HSVhsv(30, 92%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 92%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.141 56.8)
LABlab(52.81% 32.01 57.66)
LCHlch(52.81% 65.95 60.96)

What #BD660F 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 #BD660F, 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.

#BD660F Channel Values

How #BD660F 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 102 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 85% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 92% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 92% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD660F 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 text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD660F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD660F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD660F; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BD660F

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 #BD660F.

How #BD660F 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#BD660F
Protanopia#7B7B0A
Protanomaly#9A730C
Deuteranopia#8B8B00
Deuteranomaly#A17E00
Tritanopia#C06060
Tritanomaly#BF624C
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD660F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd660f: #BD660F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD660F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd660f': '#BD660F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.400, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_bd660f">#BD660F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD660F"

More Brown Colors

#BD660F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD660F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD660F?

#BD660F is a mid-tone brown — rgb(189, 102, 15) in RGB and hsl(30, 85%, 40%) 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 4.91.

What is the RGB value of #BD660F?

#BD660F is rgb(189, 102, 15) — red 189, green 102, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD660F?

#BD660F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 92%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD660F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD660F scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD660F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD660F 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 8.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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