What color is #BDA58B?

#BDA58B is a light, desaturated orange known as Oakwood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Oakwood?

The RGB value is 189, 165, 139: 189 red, 165 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Oakwood?

The complementary color is #8BA3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA58B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Oakwood color: hex code #BDA58B

#BDA58B rgb(189, 165, 139)

Shades of brown

Oakwood has the hex code #BDA58B. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 64.7% green and 54.5% blue (189, 165, 139).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

Oakwood (#BDA58B) color codes

HEX	`#BDA58B`
RGB	`rgb(189, 165, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 64.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.18, 4.72, 16.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.18, 17.37, 74.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.102, 39.594, 30.004)`
Decimal	`12428683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Oakwood, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BDA58B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA58B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BDA58B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda58b; }
.text { color: #bda58b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda58b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 165 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda58b, #bcbd8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BDA58B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BDA58B?: #BDA58B is a light, desaturated orange known as Oakwood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Oakwood?: The RGB value is 189, 165, 139: 189 red, 165 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Oakwood?: The complementary color is #8BA3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA58B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.