What color is #BD9E71?

#BD9E71 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD9E71?

The RGB value is 189, 158, 113: 189 red, 158 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9E71?

The complementary color is #7190BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9E71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD9E71 color

#BD9E71 rgb(189, 158, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD9E71 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 62% green and 44.3% blue (189, 158, 113).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 37% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 40% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Curry Sauce (#BE9E6F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#BD9E71 color codes

HEX	`#BD9E71`
RGB	`rgb(189, 158, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 62%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 37%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 40%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.87, 5.2, 27.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.87, 28.27, 79.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.195, 36.466, 20.752)`
Decimal	`12426865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9E71, 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 #BD9E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #BD9E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9e71; }
.text { color: #bd9e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 158 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9e71, #b6bd71); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BD9E71?: #BD9E71 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD9E71?: The RGB value is 189, 158, 113: 189 red, 158 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9E71?: The complementary color is #7190BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9E71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.