What color is #BD9837?

#BD9837 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 #BD9837?

The RGB value is 189, 152, 55: 189 red, 152 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9837?

The complementary color is #375CBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9837?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD9837 color

#BD9837 rgb(189, 152, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD9837 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 59.6% green and 21.6% blue (189, 152, 55).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 55% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 71% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mean (#C49B35), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#BD9837 color codes

HEX	`#BD9837`
RGB	`rgb(189, 152, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 59.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 55%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 71%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 71%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.61, 3.65, 53.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.61, 54.1, 86.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.906, 33.553, 8.357)`
Decimal	`12425271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9837, 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 #BD9837	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9837 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #BD9837 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9837; }
.text { color: #bd9837; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9837; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 152 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9837, #9fbd37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #BD9837?: #BD9837 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 #BD9837?: The RGB value is 189, 152, 55: 189 red, 152 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9837?: The complementary color is #375CBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9837?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.