What color is #BD8C6B?

#BD8C6B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Butterum. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD8C6B?

The RGB value is 189, 140, 107: 189 red, 140 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8C6B?

The complementary color is #6B9CBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8C6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8C6B color

#BD8C6B rgb(189, 140, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD8C6B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 54.9% green and 42% blue (189, 140, 107).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 38% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 43% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Butterum (#C68F65), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#BD8C6B color codes

HEX	`#BD8C6B`
RGB	`rgb(189, 140, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 54.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 38%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 43%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 43%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.2, 14.42, 24.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.2, 28.77, 59.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.02, 30.639, 18.082)`
Decimal	`12422251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8C6B, 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 #BD8C6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD8C6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #BD8C6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8c6b; }
.text { color: #bd8c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8c6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 140 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8c6b, #bdb56b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BD8C6B?: #BD8C6B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Butterum. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD8C6B?: The RGB value is 189, 140, 107: 189 red, 140 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8C6B?: The complementary color is #6B9CBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8C6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.