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#BF8263 Color

#BF8263 is rgb(191, 130, 99) in RGB, hsl(20, 42%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 48%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Brass (#CD9575), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF8263
HEX#BF8263
RGBrgb(191, 130, 99)
HSLhsl(20, 42%, 57%)
HSVhsv(20, 48%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 48%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.088 47.7)
LABlab(60.20% 21.62 26.79)
LCHlch(60.20% 34.43 51.09)

What #BF8263 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 #BF8263, 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.

#BF8263 Channel Values

How #BF8263 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 130 · B 998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 42% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 48% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 48% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF8263 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 text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF8263

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF8263; 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 #BF8263

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 #BF8263.

How #BF8263 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#BF8263
Protanopia#8F8F62
Protanomaly#A48A63
Deuteranopia#9A9A60
Deuteranomaly#AA9161
Tritanopia#C17F7F
Tritanomaly#C08075
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF8263 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf8263: #BF8263;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF8263;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf8263': '#BF8263' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.510, blue: 0.388)
Android XML<color name="color_bf8263">#BF8263</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF8263"

More Orange Colors

#BF8263 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF8263 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF8263?

#BF8263 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(191, 130, 99) in RGB and hsl(20, 42%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Brass (#CD9575), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #BF8263?

#BF8263 is rgb(191, 130, 99) — red 191, green 130, and blue 99 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF8263?

#BF8263 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 48%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF8263 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF8263 scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF8263 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF8263 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 13.14, which is visibly different.

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