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#BF7D03 Color

#BF7D03 is rgb(191, 125, 3) in RGB, hsl(39, 97%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 98%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF7D03
HEX#BF7D03
RGBrgb(191, 125, 3)
HSLhsl(39, 97%, 38%)
HSVhsv(39, 98%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 98%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.137 72.3)
LABlab(58.32% 20.81 63.53)
LCHlch(58.32% 66.85 71.86)

What #BF7D03 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 #BF7D03, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 5.76Caramel#C68E17ΔE 7.54Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 7.92Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 7.97Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 10.98Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 11.06

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#BF7D03 Channel Values

How #BF7D03 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 125 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 97% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 98% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 98% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.41:1 vs white · 6.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF7D03 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 text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF7D03 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF7D03

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF7D03; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BF7D03
Complementary
#0345BF
Analogous
#BF1F03
Analogous
#A3BF03
Triadic
#03BF7D
Triadic
#7D03BF
Split comp.
#03A3BF
Split comp.
#1F03BF

Tints & Shades of #BF7D03

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

#EC9B04
#FCAE1D
#FCBE4A
#FDCC72
#FEDDA0
#FEEBC8

Shades

#A66D03
#8D5C02
#744C02
#5F3F01
#462E01
#2D1E01

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF7D03.

How #BF7D03 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#BF7D03
Protanopia#8B8B00
Protanomaly#A28600
Deuteranopia#979700
Deuteranomaly#A88D00
Tritanopia#C37575
Tritanomaly#C2795C
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF7D03 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf7d03: #BF7D03;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF7D03;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf7d03': '#BF7D03' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.490, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_bf7d03">#BF7D03</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF7D03"

More Brown Colors

#BF7D03 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BF7D03 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF7D03?

#BF7D03 is a dark brown — rgb(191, 125, 3) in RGB and hsl(39, 97%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #BF7D03?

#BF7D03 is rgb(191, 125, 3) — red 191, green 125, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF7D03?

#BF7D03 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 98%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF7D03 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF7D03 scores 3.41:1 against white and 6.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF7D03 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF7D03 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 7.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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