#BF6136 Color

#BF6136 is rgb(191, 97, 54) in RGB, hsl(19, 56%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 72%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Red (#CB6D51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF6136

HEX#BF6136

RGBrgb(191, 97, 54)

HSLhsl(19, 56%, 48%)

HSVhsv(19, 72%, 75%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 72%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.134 43.8)

LABlab(52.27% 36.24 41.75)

LCHlch(52.27% 55.28 49.04)

What #BF6136 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 #BF6136, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Copper Red#CB6D51ΔE 9.9 Brown (Crayola)#AF593EΔE 10.58 Sienna#A0522DΔE 11.02 Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 11.71 Liver (Dogs)#B86D29ΔE 12.01 Light Brown#B5651DΔE 12.12

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#BF6136 Channel Values

How #BF6136 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 97 · B 54	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 19° · S 56% · L 48%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 19° · S 72% · V 75%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 49% · Y 72% · K 25%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.22:1 vs white · 4.98:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF6136 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 text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF6136

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF6136; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #BF6136

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

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How #BF6136 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#BF6136

Protanopia#787835

Protanomaly#9A7035

Deuteranopia#8A8A2C

Deuteranomaly#A27B31

Tritanopia#C15D5D

Tritanomaly#C05F50

Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #BF6136 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf6136: #BF6136;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF6136;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf6136': '#BF6136' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.380, blue: 0.212)

Android XML<color name="color_bf6136">#BF6136</color>

SVG fillfill="#BF6136"

More Orange Colors

#BF6136 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

bfb8ae bc987e c0a98e bb7530 c19a6b b88747 c3732a b87333 c39953 af6e4d c3b091 a99a86 d68a59 e2af98 e88e5a efd9c2 f5deb3 fbceb1 ff5714 ff8243 ffab8a ffcb6b ffe4b5 fff1e5

#BF6136 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF6136?

#BF6136 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(191, 97, 54) in RGB and hsl(19, 56%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Red (#CB6D51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.9.

What is the RGB value of #BF6136?

#BF6136 is rgb(191, 97, 54) — red 191, green 97, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF6136?

#BF6136 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 72%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF6136 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF6136 scores 4.22:1 against white and 4.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF6136 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF6136 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 11.02, which is visibly different.

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