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#BF674A Color

#BF674A is rgb(191, 103, 74) in RGB, hsl(15, 48%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 61%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Red (#CB6D51), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF674A
HEX#BF674A
RGBrgb(191, 103, 74)
HSLhsl(15, 48%, 52%)
HSVhsv(15, 61%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 61%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.12 38.9)
LABlab(53.74% 34.09 32.64)
LCHlch(53.74% 47.20 43.76)

What #BF674A 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 #BF674A, 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 orange in the library.

#BF674A Channel Values

How #BF674A 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 103 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 48% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 61% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 61% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF674A 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 text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF674A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF674A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF674A; 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 #BF674A

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 #BF674A.

How #BF674A 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#BF674A
Protanopia#7C7C49
Protanomaly#9B7449
Deuteranopia#8C8C44
Deuteranomaly#A37F46
Tritanopia#C06464
Tritanomaly#C0655B
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF674A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf674a: #BF674A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF674A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf674a': '#BF674A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.404, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_bf674a">#BF674A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF674A"

More Orange Colors

#BF674A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF674A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF674A?

#BF674A is a mid-tone orange — rgb(191, 103, 74) in RGB and hsl(15, 48%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Red (#CB6D51), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.75.

What is the RGB value of #BF674A?

#BF674A is rgb(191, 103, 74) — red 191, green 103, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF674A?

#BF674A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 61%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF674A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF674A scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF674A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF674A 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 10.65, which is visibly different.

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