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#BF7918 Color

#BF7918 is rgb(191, 121, 24) in RGB, hsl(35, 78%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 87%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF7918
HEX#BF7918
RGBrgb(191, 121, 24)
HSLhsl(35, 78%, 42%)
HSVhsv(35, 87%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 87%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.133 67.7)
LABlab(57.42% 23.14 58.65)
LCHlch(57.42% 63.05 68.47)

What #BF7918 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 #BF7918, 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 brown in the library.

#BF7918 Channel Values

How #BF7918 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 121 · B 248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 78% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 87% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 87% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.52:1 vs white · 5.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF7918 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 text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF7918 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF7918

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF7918; 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 #BF7918

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 #BF7918.

How #BF7918 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#BF7918
Protanopia#888815
Protanomaly#A18216
Deuteranopia#959500
Deuteranomaly#A78B0C
Tritanopia#C37272
Tritanomaly#C1755B
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF7918 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf7918: #BF7918;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF7918;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf7918': '#BF7918' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.475, blue: 0.094)
Android XML<color name="color_bf7918">#BF7918</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF7918"

More Brown Colors

#BF7918 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF7918 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF7918?

#BF7918 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(191, 121, 24) in RGB and hsl(35, 78%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #BF7918?

#BF7918 is rgb(191, 121, 24) — red 191, green 121, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF7918?

#BF7918 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 87%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF7918 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF7918 scores 3.52:1 against white and 5.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF7918 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF7918 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.08, which is visibly different.

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