What color is #BD8D53?

#BD8D53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barista’s Favourite. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD8D53?

The RGB value is 189, 141, 83: 189 red, 141 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8D53?

The complementary color is #5383BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8D53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8D53 color

#BD8D53 rgb(189, 141, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD8D53 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 55.3% green and 32.5% blue (189, 141, 83).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 45% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 56% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Barista’s Favourite (#BB8D4E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#BD8D53 color codes

HEX	`#BD8D53`
RGB	`rgb(189, 141, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 55.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 45%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 56%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 56%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.08, 11.56, 37.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.08, 39.46, 72.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.074, 30.495, 12.379)`
Decimal	`12422483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8D53, 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 #BD8D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD8D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #BD8D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8d53; }
.text { color: #bd8d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 141 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8d53, #b8bd53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BD8D53?: #BD8D53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barista’s Favourite. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD8D53?: The RGB value is 189, 141, 83: 189 red, 141 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8D53?: The complementary color is #5383BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8D53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.