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#BD7661 Color

#BD7661 is rgb(189, 118, 97) in RGB, hsl(14, 41%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 49%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD7661
HEX#BD7661
RGBrgb(189, 118, 97)
HSLhsl(14, 41%, 56%)
HSVhsv(14, 49%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 49%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.095 37.2)
LABlab(57.11% 26.95 23.87)
LCHlch(57.11% 36.00 41.53)

What #BD7661 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 #BD7661, 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 red in the library.

#BD7661 Channel Values

How #BD7661 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 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 41% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 49% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 49% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.54:1 vs white · 5.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD7661 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 text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD7661

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD7661; 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 #BD7661

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

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How #BD7661 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#BD7661
Protanopia#868660
Protanomaly#9F8061
Deuteranopia#92925D
Deuteranomaly#A5885F
Tritanopia#BE7474
Tritanomaly#BE756D
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD7661 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd7661: #BD7661;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD7661;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd7661': '#BD7661' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.463, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_bd7661">#BD7661</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD7661"

More Red Colors

#BD7661 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD7661 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD7661?

#BD7661 is a mid-tone red — rgb(189, 118, 97) in RGB and hsl(14, 41%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #BD7661?

#BD7661 is rgb(189, 118, 97) — red 189, green 118, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD7661?

#BD7661 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 49%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD7661 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD7661 scores 3.54:1 against white and 5.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD7661 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD7661 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 14.25, which is visibly different.

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