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#BF6840 Color

#BF6840 is rgb(191, 104, 64) in RGB, hsl(19, 50%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 66%, 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 6.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF6840
HEX#BF6840
RGBrgb(191, 104, 64)
HSLhsl(19, 50%, 50%)
HSVhsv(19, 66%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 66%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.124 44.4)
LABlab(53.84% 33.11 38.21)
LCHlch(53.84% 50.56 49.09)

What #BF6840 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 #BF6840, 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.

#BF6840 Channel Values

How #BF6840 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 104 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 50% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 66% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 66% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF6840 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF6840 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF6840

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF6840; 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 #BF6840

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 #BF6840.

How #BF6840 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#BF6840
Protanopia#7D7D3F
Protanomaly#9C753F
Deuteranopia#8D8D39
Deuteranomaly#A3803C
Tritanopia#C16464
Tritanomaly#C06658
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF6840 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf6840: #BF6840;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF6840;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf6840': '#BF6840' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.408, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_bf6840">#BF6840</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF6840"

More Orange Colors

#BF6840 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF6840 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF6840?

#BF6840 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(191, 104, 64) in RGB and hsl(19, 50%, 50%) 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 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #BF6840?

#BF6840 is rgb(191, 104, 64) — red 191, green 104, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF6840?

#BF6840 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 66%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF6840 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF6840 scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF6840 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF6840 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 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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