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#BF906E Color

#BF906E is rgb(191, 144, 110) in RGB, hsl(25, 39%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 42%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Brass (#CD9575), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF906E
HEX#BF906E
RGBrgb(191, 144, 110)
HSLhsl(25, 39%, 59%)
HSVhsv(25, 42%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 42%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(69% 0.074 57)
LABlab(63.78% 15.12 25.35)
LCHlch(63.78% 29.52 59.19)

What #BF906E 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 #BF906E, 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.

#BF906E Channel Values

How #BF906E 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 144 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 39% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 42% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 42% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.83:1 vs white · 7.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF906E 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 text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF906E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF906E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF906E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BF906E

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 #BF906E.

How #BF906E 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#BF906E
Protanopia#99996E
Protanomaly#AA966E
Deuteranopia#A2A26C
Deuteranomaly#AE9B6D
Tritanopia#C28C8C
Tritanomaly#C18E81
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF906E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf906e: #BF906E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF906E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf906e': '#BF906E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.565, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_bf906e">#BF906E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF906E"

More Orange Colors

#BF906E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF906E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF906E?

#BF906E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(191, 144, 110) in RGB and hsl(25, 39%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Brass (#CD9575), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #BF906E?

#BF906E is rgb(191, 144, 110) — red 191, green 144, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF906E?

#BF906E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 42%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF906E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF906E scores 2.83:1 against white and 7.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF906E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF906E 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 14.1, which is visibly different.

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