What color is #BD9F61?

#BD9F61 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Packing Paper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD9F61?

The RGB value is 189, 159, 97: 189 red, 159 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9F61?

The complementary color is #617FBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9F61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD9F61 color

#BD9F61 rgb(189, 159, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD9F61 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 62.4% green and 38% blue (189, 159, 97).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 41% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 49% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Packing Paper (#BA9B5D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#BD9F61 color codes

HEX	`#BD9F61`
RGB	`rgb(189, 159, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 62.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 41%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 49%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 49%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.88, 2.96, 36.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.88, 36.45, 85.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.543, 36.48, 16.476)`
Decimal	`12427105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9F61, 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 #BD9F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #BD9F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9f61; }
.text { color: #bd9f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 159 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9f61, #adbd61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BD9F61?: #BD9F61 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Packing Paper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD9F61?: The RGB value is 189, 159, 97: 189 red, 159 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9F61?: The complementary color is #617FBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9F61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.