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#BF692B Color

#BF692B is rgb(191, 105, 43) in RGB, hsl(25, 63%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 77%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF692B
HEX#BF692B
RGBrgb(191, 105, 43)
HSLhsl(25, 63%, 46%)
HSVhsv(25, 77%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 77%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.132 52.7)
LABlab(53.88% 31.85 48.66)
LCHlch(53.88% 58.16 56.79)

What #BF692B 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 #BF692B, 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.

#BF692B Channel Values

How #BF692B 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 105 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 63% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 77% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 77% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.98:1 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 #BF692B 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 text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF692B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF692B; 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 #BF692B

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 #BF692B.

How #BF692B 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#BF692B
Protanopia#7D7D29
Protanomaly#9C762A
Deuteranopia#8D8D1F
Deuteranomaly#A38024
Tritanopia#C16464
Tritanomaly#C06653
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF692B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf692b: #BF692B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF692B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf692b': '#BF692B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.412, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_bf692b">#BF692B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF692B"

More Orange Colors

#BF692B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF692B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF692B?

#BF692B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(191, 105, 43) in RGB and hsl(25, 63%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.6.

What is the RGB value of #BF692B?

#BF692B is rgb(191, 105, 43) — red 191, green 105, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF692B?

#BF692B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 77%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF692B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF692B scores 3.98:1 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 #BF692B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF692B 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.51, which is visibly different.

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