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#BD752E Color

#BD752E is rgb(189, 117, 46) in RGB, hsl(30, 61%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 76%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Liver (Dogs) (#B86D29), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD752E
HEX#BD752E
RGBrgb(189, 117, 46)
HSLhsl(30, 61%, 46%)
HSVhsv(30, 76%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 76%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.123 61.3)
LABlab(56.33% 24.89 49.50)
LCHlch(56.33% 55.41 63.30)

What #BD752E 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 #BD752E, 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.

#BD752E Channel Values

How #BD752E 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 117 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 61% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 76% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 76% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.65:1 vs white · 5.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD752E 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 text3.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD752E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD752E; 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 #BD752E

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD752E.

How #BD752E 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#BD752E
Protanopia#85852D
Protanomaly#9E7F2D
Deuteranopia#929225
Deuteranomaly#A58729
Tritanopia#C06F6F
Tritanomaly#BF715C
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD752E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd752e: #BD752E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD752E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd752e': '#BD752E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.459, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_bd752e">#BD752E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD752E"

More Orange Colors

#BD752E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD752E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD752E?

#BD752E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(189, 117, 46) in RGB and hsl(30, 61%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Liver (Dogs) (#B86D29), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.22.

What is the RGB value of #BD752E?

#BD752E is rgb(189, 117, 46) — red 189, green 117, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD752E?

#BD752E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 76%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD752E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD752E scores 3.65:1 against white and 5.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD752E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD752E 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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