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#BD7632 Color

#BD7632 is rgb(189, 118, 50) in RGB, hsl(29, 58%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 74%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper (#B87333), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD7632
HEX#BD7632
RGBrgb(189, 118, 50)
HSLhsl(29, 58%, 47%)
HSVhsv(29, 74%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 74%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.121 61)
LABlab(56.59% 24.50 47.95)
LCHlch(56.59% 53.85 62.94)

What #BD7632 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 #BD7632, 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.

#BD7632 Channel Values

How #BD7632 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 508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 58% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 74% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 74% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.62:1 vs white · 5.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD7632 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 text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD7632 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD7632

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD7632; 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 #BD7632

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 #BD7632.

How #BD7632 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#BD7632
Protanopia#868631
Protanomaly#9F8031
Deuteranopia#92922A
Deuteranomaly#A5882D
Tritanopia#C07070
Tritanomaly#BF735D
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD7632 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd7632: #BD7632;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD7632;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd7632': '#BD7632' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.463, blue: 0.196)
Android XML<color name="color_bd7632">#BD7632</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD7632"

More Orange Colors

#BD7632 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD7632 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD7632?

#BD7632 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(189, 118, 50) in RGB and hsl(29, 58%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper (#B87333), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.53.

What is the RGB value of #BD7632?

#BD7632 is rgb(189, 118, 50) — red 189, green 118, and blue 50 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD7632?

#BD7632 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 74%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD7632 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD7632 scores 3.62:1 against white and 5.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD7632 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD7632 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 5.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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