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#BD807A Color

#BD807A is rgb(189, 128, 122) in RGB, hsl(5, 34%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 35%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Rose (#C08081), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD807A
HEX#BD807A
RGBrgb(189, 128, 122)
HSLhsl(5, 34%, 61%)
HSVhsv(5, 35%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 35%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.077 25.6)
LABlab(59.87% 23.74 13.38)
LCHlch(59.87% 27.25 29.40)

What #BD807A 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 #BD807A, 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.

#BD807A Channel Values

How #BD807A 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 128 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 5° · S 34% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 5° · S 35% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 35% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.21:1 vs white · 6.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD807A 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 text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD807A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD807A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD807A; 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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Tints & Shades of #BD807A

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 #BD807A.

How #BD807A 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#BD807A
Protanopia#8D8D7A
Protanomaly#A2887A
Deuteranopia#989878
Deuteranomaly#A88F79
Tritanopia#BD7F7F
Tritanomaly#BD807D
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD807A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd807a: #BD807A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD807A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd807a': '#BD807A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.502, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_bd807a">#BD807A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD807A"

More Red Colors

#BD807A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD807A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD807A?

#BD807A is a light red — rgb(189, 128, 122) in RGB and hsl(5, 34%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.75.

What is the RGB value of #BD807A?

#BD807A is rgb(189, 128, 122) — red 189, green 128, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD807A?

#BD807A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 35%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD807A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD807A scores 3.21:1 against white and 6.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD807A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD807A 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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