What color is #BD973A?

#BD973A is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Golden Mean. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD973A?

The RGB value is 189, 151, 58: 189 red, 151 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD973A?

The complementary color is #3A60BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD973A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD973A color

#BD973A rgb(189, 151, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD973A is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 59.2% green and 22.7% blue (189, 151, 58).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 53% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 69% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mean (#C49B35), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#BD973A color codes

HEX	`#BD973A`
RGB	`rgb(189, 151, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 59.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 53%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 69%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 69%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.37, 4.35, 52.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.37, 52.63, 85.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.818, 33.26, 8.693)`
Decimal	`12425018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD973A, 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 #BD973A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD973A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #BD973A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd973a; }
.text { color: #bd973a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd973a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 151 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd973a, #a2bd3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #BD973A?: #BD973A is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Golden Mean. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD973A?: The RGB value is 189, 151, 58: 189 red, 151 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD973A?: The complementary color is #3A60BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD973A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.