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#BF634F Color

#BF634F is rgb(191, 99, 79) in RGB, hsl(11, 47%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 59%, 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 5.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF634F
HEX#BF634F
RGBrgb(191, 99, 79)
HSLhsl(11, 47%, 53%)
HSVhsv(11, 59%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 59%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.123 33.5)
LABlab(52.96% 36.37 28.89)
LCHlch(52.96% 46.45 38.47)

What #BF634F 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 #BF634F, 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.

#BF634F Channel Values

How #BF634F 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 191 · G 99 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 11° · S 47% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 11° · S 59% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 59% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF634F 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF634F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF634F; 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 #BF634F

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 #BF634F.

How #BF634F 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#BF634F
Protanopia#79794E
Protanomaly#9A714E
Deuteranopia#8A8A49
Deuteranomaly#A27D4C
Tritanopia#C06161
Tritanomaly#C0625A
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF634F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf634f: #BF634F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF634F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf634f': '#BF634F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.388, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_bf634f">#BF634F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF634F"

More Red Colors

#BF634F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF634F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF634F?

#BF634F is a mid-tone red — rgb(191, 99, 79) in RGB and hsl(11, 47%, 53%) 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 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #BF634F?

#BF634F is rgb(191, 99, 79) — red 191, green 99, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF634F?

#BF634F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 59%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF634F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF634F scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF634F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF634F 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.04, which is visibly different.

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