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#BD9084 Color

#BD9084 is rgb(189, 144, 132) in RGB, hsl(13, 30%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 30%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD9084
HEX#BD9084
RGBrgb(189, 144, 132)
HSLhsl(13, 30%, 63%)
HSVhsv(13, 30%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 30%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.058 35.4)
LABlab(63.93% 16.28 13.33)
LCHlch(63.93% 21.04 39.31)

What #BD9084 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 #BD9084, 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.

#BD9084 Channel Values

How #BD9084 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 144 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 30% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 30% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 30% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.81:1 vs white · 7.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD9084 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 text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD9084 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD9084

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD9084; 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 #BD9084

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 #BD9084.

How #BD9084 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#BD9084
Protanopia#999984
Protanomaly#A99584
Deuteranopia#A1A182
Deuteranomaly#AD9A83
Tritanopia#BE8F8F
Tritanomaly#BE8F8A
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD9084 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd9084: #BD9084;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD9084;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd9084': '#BD9084' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.565, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_bd9084">#BD9084</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD9084"

More Red Colors

#BD9084 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD9084 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD9084?

#BD9084 is a light red — rgb(189, 144, 132) in RGB and hsl(13, 30%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #BD9084?

#BD9084 is rgb(189, 144, 132) — red 189, green 144, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD9084?

#BD9084 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 30%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD9084 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD9084 scores 2.81:1 against white and 7.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD9084 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD9084 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 6.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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