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#BF645A Color

#BF645A is rgb(191, 100, 90) in RGB, hsl(6, 44%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 53%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF645A
HEX#BF645A
RGBrgb(191, 100, 90)
HSLhsl(6, 44%, 55%)
HSVhsv(6, 53%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 53%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.118 27.6)
LABlab(53.33% 36.51 23.05)
LCHlch(53.33% 43.18 32.26)

What #BF645A 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 #BF645A, 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.

#BF645A Channel Values

How #BF645A 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 100 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 44% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 53% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 53% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.05:1 vs white · 5.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF645A 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 text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF645A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF645A; 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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Tints & Shades of #BF645A

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 #BF645A.

How #BF645A 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#BF645A
Protanopia#7A7A59
Protanomaly#9A725A
Deuteranopia#8B8B55
Deuteranomaly#A27D57
Tritanopia#C06363
Tritanomaly#BF635F
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF645A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf645a: #BF645A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF645A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf645a': '#BF645A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.392, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_bf645a">#BF645A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF645A"

More Red Colors

#BF645A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF645A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF645A?

#BF645A is a mid-tone red — rgb(191, 100, 90) in RGB and hsl(6, 44%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #BF645A?

#BF645A is rgb(191, 100, 90) — red 191, green 100, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF645A?

#BF645A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 53%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF645A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF645A scores 4.05:1 against white and 5.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF645A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF645A 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 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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