Skip to content

#BD761F Color

#BD761F is rgb(189, 118, 31) in RGB, hsl(33, 72%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 84%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bronze (#CD7F32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD761F
HEX#BD761F
RGBrgb(189, 118, 31)
HSLhsl(33, 72%, 43%)
HSVhsv(33, 84%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 84%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.13 65.4)
LABlab(56.48% 23.98 55.57)
LCHlch(56.48% 60.53 66.66)

What #BD761F 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 #BD761F, 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.

#BD761F Channel Values

How #BD761F 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 118 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 72% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 84% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 84% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.64:1 vs white · 5.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD761F 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 text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD761F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD761F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD761F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BD761F

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 #BD761F.

How #BD761F 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#BD761F
Protanopia#86861D
Protanomaly#9F801E
Deuteranopia#92920E
Deuteranomaly#A58816
Tritanopia#C16F6F
Tritanomaly#BF725A
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD761F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd761f: #BD761F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD761F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd761f': '#BD761F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.463, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_bd761f">#BD761F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD761F"

More Brown Colors

#BD761F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD761F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD761F?

#BD761F is a mid-tone brown — rgb(189, 118, 31) in RGB and hsl(33, 72%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bronze (#CD7F32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #BD761F?

#BD761F is rgb(189, 118, 31) — red 189, green 118, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD761F?

#BD761F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 84%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD761F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD761F scores 3.64:1 against white and 5.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD761F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD761F 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 9.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #BD761F in a Tool

Keep exploring: every brown in the color library, the guide to shades of brown, or the full color library.