What color is #BD9A89?

#BD9A89 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD9A89?

The RGB value is 189, 154, 137: 189 red, 154 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9A89?

The complementary color is #89ACBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9A89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD9A89 color

#BD9A89 rgb(189, 154, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD9A89 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 60.4% green and 53.7% blue (189, 154, 137).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 28% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#BD9A89 color codes

HEX	`#BD9A89`
RGB	`rgb(189, 154, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 60.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 28%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.32, 10.45, 13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.32, 17.34, 52.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.058, 35.738, 28.608)`
Decimal	`12425865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9A89, 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 #BD9A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9A89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #BD9A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9a89; }
.text { color: #bd9a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 154 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9a89, #bdb489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BD9A89?: #BD9A89 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD9A89?: The RGB value is 189, 154, 137: 189 red, 154 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9A89?: The complementary color is #89ACBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9A89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.