#BF552B Color

#BF552B is rgb(191, 85, 43) in RGB, hsl(17, 63%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 77%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF552B

HEX#BF552B

RGBrgb(191, 85, 43)

HSLhsl(17, 63%, 46%)

HSVhsv(17, 77%, 75%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 77%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.147 40.8)

LABlab(49.80% 41.72 44.83)

LCHlch(49.80% 61.24 47.06)

What #BF552B 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 #BF552B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 7.59 Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 8.2 Chinese Red#AA381EΔE 10.52 Rust#B7410EΔE 10.53 Cedar Chest#C95A49ΔE 13.04 Burnt Sienna#E97451ΔE 13.63

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#BF552B Channel Values

How #BF552B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 191 · G 85 · B 43	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 17° · S 63% · L 46%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 17° · S 77% · V 75%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 55% · Y 77% · K 25%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.62:1 vs white · 4.55:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF552B 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.

TextWhite text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF552B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF552B; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #BF552B

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 #BF552B 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#BF552B

Protanopia#717129

Protanomaly#96672A

Deuteranopia#85851D

Deuteranomaly#9F7423

Tritanopia#C05151

Tritanomaly#C05345

Achromatopsia#757575

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Using #BF552B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf552b: #BF552B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF552B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf552b': '#BF552B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.333, blue: 0.169)

Android XML<color name="color_bf552b">#BF552B</color>

SVG fillfill="#BF552B"

More Orange Colors

#BF552B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6b fff9f5 967969 fff9f0 987456 fff8f0 987654 fff8eb 9b7653 fff7ed 9c8b6e fff7eb c8ad7f dba875 e3dac9 eba675 f1ddcf f8dcd3 fcf5ee ff681f ff9933 ffb83d ffd68a ffe7d1

#BF552B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF552B?

#BF552B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(191, 85, 43) in RGB and hsl(17, 63%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.59.

What is the RGB value of #BF552B?

#BF552B is rgb(191, 85, 43) — red 191, green 85, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF552B?

#BF552B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 77%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF552B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BF552B scores 4.62:1 against white and 4.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF552B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF552B 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 14.66, which is visibly different.

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