What color is #BD6A2E?

#BD6A2E is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Lucky Penny. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD6A2E?

The RGB value is 189, 106, 46: 189 red, 106 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD6A2E?

The complementary color is #2E81BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD6A2E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD6A2E color

#BD6A2E rgb(189, 106, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD6A2E is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 41.6% green and 18% blue (189, 106, 46).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 61% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 76% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Penny (#BC6F37), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#BD6A2E color codes

HEX	`#BD6A2E`
RGB	`rgb(189, 106, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 41.6%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 61%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 76%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 76%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, 28.47, 46.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 54.5, 58.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.636, 21.327, 5.298)`
Decimal	`12413486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD6A2E, 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 #BD6A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BD6A2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	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 #BD6A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd6a2e; }
.text { color: #bd6a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd6a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 106 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd6a2e, #bdb22e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #BD6A2E?: #BD6A2E is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Lucky Penny. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD6A2E?: The RGB value is 189, 106, 46: 189 red, 106 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD6A2E?: The complementary color is #2E81BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD6A2E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.