What color is #BD896E?

#BD896E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD896E?

The RGB value is 189, 137, 110: 189 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD896E?

The complementary color is #6EA2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD896E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD896E color

#BD896E rgb(189, 137, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD896E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 53.7% green and 43.1% blue (189, 137, 110).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 37% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 42% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Dream (#C98F70), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#BD896E color codes

HEX	`#BD896E`
RGB	`rgb(189, 137, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 53.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 37%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 42%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 42%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.51, 16.41, 22.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.51, 27.7, 53.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.748, 29.838, 18.783)`
Decimal	`12421486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD896E, 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 #BD896E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BD896E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #BD896E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd896e; }
.text { color: #bd896e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd896e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 137 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd896e, #bdb16e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #BD896E?: #BD896E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD896E?: The RGB value is 189, 137, 110: 189 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD896E?: The complementary color is #6EA2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD896E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.