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#BD690A Color

#BD690A is rgb(189, 105, 10) in RGB, hsl(32, 90%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 95%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ocher (Ochre) (#CC7722), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD690A
HEX#BD690A
RGBrgb(189, 105, 10)
HSLhsl(32, 90%, 39%)
HSVhsv(32, 95%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 95%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.14 59.2)
LABlab(53.46% 30.42 59.14)
LCHlch(53.46% 66.51 62.78)

What #BD690A 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 #BD690A, 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.

#BD690A Channel Values

How #BD690A 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 105 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 90% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 95% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 95% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.05:1 vs white · 5.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD690A 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 text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD690A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD690A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD690A; 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 #BD690A

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 #BD690A.

How #BD690A 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#BD690A
Protanopia#7D7D05
Protanomaly#9B7507
Deuteranopia#8C8C00
Deuteranomaly#A28000
Tritanopia#C06363
Tritanomaly#BF654E
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD690A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd690a: #BD690A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD690A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd690a': '#BD690A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.412, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_bd690a">#BD690A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD690A"

More Brown Colors

#BD690A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD690A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD690A?

#BD690A is a dark brown — rgb(189, 105, 10) in RGB and hsl(32, 90%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ocher (Ochre) (#CC7722), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #BD690A?

#BD690A is rgb(189, 105, 10) — red 189, green 105, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD690A?

#BD690A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 95%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD690A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD690A scores 4.05:1 against white and 5.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD690A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD690A 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 9.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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