What color is #BD8F7D?

#BD8F7D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ludicrous Lemming. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD8F7D?

The RGB value is 189, 143, 125: 189 red, 143 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8F7D?

The complementary color is #7DABBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8F7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8F7D color

#BD8F7D rgb(189, 143, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD8F7D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 56.1% green and 49% blue (189, 143, 125).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 34% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ludicrous Lemming (#BB8877), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#BD8F7D color codes

HEX	`#BD8F7D`
RGB	`rgb(189, 143, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 56.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 34%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 34%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.3, 14.9, 16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.3, 22.11, 47.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.511, 31.946, 23.747)`
Decimal	`12423037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8F7D, 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 #BD8F7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD8F7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #BD8F7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8f7d; }
.text { color: #bd8f7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8f7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 143 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8f7d, #bdaf7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BD8F7D?: #BD8F7D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ludicrous Lemming. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD8F7D?: The RGB value is 189, 143, 125: 189 red, 143 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8F7D?: The complementary color is #7DABBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8F7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.