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#BF774A Color

#BF774A is rgb(191, 119, 74) in RGB, hsl(23, 48%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 61%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Raw Sienna (#D68A59), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF774A
HEX#BF774A
RGBrgb(191, 119, 74)
HSLhsl(23, 48%, 52%)
HSVhsv(23, 61%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 61%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.109 51.7)
LABlab(57.30% 25.85 36.83)
LCHlch(57.30% 44.99 54.94)

What #BF774A 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 #BF774A, 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.

#BF774A Channel Values

How #BF774A 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 119 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 48% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 61% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 61% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.53:1 vs white · 5.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF774A 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 text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF774A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF774A; 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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Tints & Shades of #BF774A

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 #BF774A.

How #BF774A 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#BF774A
Protanopia#878749
Protanomaly#A0814A
Deuteranopia#949445
Deuteranomaly#A78947
Tritanopia#C17272
Tritanomaly#C07465
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF774A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf774a: #BF774A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF774A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf774a': '#BF774A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.467, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_bf774a">#BF774A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF774A"

More Orange Colors

#BF774A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF774A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF774A?

#BF774A is a mid-tone orange — rgb(191, 119, 74) in RGB and hsl(23, 48%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Raw Sienna (#D68A59), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.71.

What is the RGB value of #BF774A?

#BF774A is rgb(191, 119, 74) — red 191, green 119, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF774A?

#BF774A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 61%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF774A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF774A scores 3.53:1 against white and 5.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF774A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF774A 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 12.74, which is visibly different.

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