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#BF785F Color

#BF785F is rgb(191, 120, 95) in RGB, hsl(16, 43%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 50%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF785F
HEX#BF785F
RGBrgb(191, 120, 95)
HSLhsl(16, 43%, 56%)
HSVhsv(16, 50%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 50%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.097 40.1)
LABlab(57.80% 26.58 25.94)
LCHlch(57.80% 37.14 44.30)

What #BF785F 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 #BF785F, 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.

#BF785F Channel Values

How #BF785F 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 120 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 43% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 50% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 50% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.46:1 vs white · 6.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF785F 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 text3.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF785F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF785F; 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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Tints & Shades of #BF785F

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 #BF785F.

How #BF785F 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#BF785F
Protanopia#88885E
Protanomaly#A1825F
Deuteranopia#94945B
Deuteranomaly#A78A5D
Tritanopia#C17575
Tritanomaly#C0766D
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF785F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf785f: #BF785F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF785F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf785f': '#BF785F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.471, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_bf785f">#BF785F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF785F"

More Orange Colors

#BF785F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF785F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF785F?

#BF785F is a mid-tone orange — rgb(191, 120, 95) in RGB and hsl(16, 43%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #BF785F?

#BF785F is rgb(191, 120, 95) — red 191, green 120, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF785F?

#BF785F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 50%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF785F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF785F scores 3.46:1 against white and 6.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF785F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF785F 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 13.16, which is visibly different.

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