#BF5A36 Color

#BF5A36 is rgb(191, 90, 54) in RGB, hsl(16, 56%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 72%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF5A36

HEX#BF5A36

RGBrgb(191, 90, 54)

HSLhsl(16, 56%, 48%)

HSVhsv(16, 72%, 75%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 72%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.139 39.7)

LABlab(50.86% 39.67 40.26)

LCHlch(50.86% 56.53 45.42)

What #BF5A36 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 #BF5A36, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cedar Chest#C95A49ΔE 9.31 Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 10 Copper Red#CB6D51ΔE 10.06 Brown (Crayola)#AF593EΔE 10.11 Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 11.52 Sienna#A0522DΔE 11.64

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#BF5A36 Channel Values

How #BF5A36 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 90 · B 54	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 16° · S 56% · L 48%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 16° · S 72% · V 75%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 53% · Y 72% · K 25%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.44:1 vs white · 4.73:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF5A36 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 text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF5A36

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF5A36; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #BF5A36

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 #BF5A36 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#BF5A36

Protanopia#747435

Protanomaly#986A35

Deuteranopia#87872C

Deuteranomaly#A07730

Tritanopia#C05656

Tritanomaly#C0584B

Achromatopsia#787878

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Using #BF5A36 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf5a36: #BF5A36;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF5A36;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf5a36': '#BF5A36' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.353, blue: 0.212)

Android XML<color name="color_bf5a36">#BF5A36</color>

SVG fillfill="#BF5A36"

More Orange Colors

#BF5A36 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

#BF5A36 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF5A36?

#BF5A36 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(191, 90, 54) in RGB and hsl(16, 56%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.31.

What is the RGB value of #BF5A36?

#BF5A36 is rgb(191, 90, 54) — red 191, green 90, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF5A36?

#BF5A36 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 72%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF5A36 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF5A36 scores 4.44:1 against white and 4.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF5A36 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF5A36 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 11.64, which is visibly different.

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