What color is #BD8956?

#BD8956 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD8956?

The RGB value is 189, 137, 86: 189 red, 137 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8956?

The complementary color is #568ABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8956?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8956 color

#BD8956 rgb(189, 137, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD8956 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 53.7% green and 33.7% blue (189, 137, 86).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 44% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 54% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Deer (#BA8759), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#BD8956 color codes

HEX	`#BD8956`
RGB	`rgb(189, 137, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 53.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 44%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 54%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 54%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.12, 14.02, 34.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.12, 37.67, 68.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.613, 29.384, 12.809)`
Decimal	`12421462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8956, 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 #BD8956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BD8956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #BD8956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8956; }
.text { color: #bd8956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 137 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8956, #bdbc56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #BD8956?: #BD8956 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD8956?: The RGB value is 189, 137, 86: 189 red, 137 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8956?: The complementary color is #568ABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8956?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.