What color is #BDA376?

#BDA376 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Medallion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDA376?

The RGB value is 189, 163, 118: 189 red, 163 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA376?

The complementary color is #7690BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA376?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA376 color

#BDA376 rgb(189, 163, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDA376 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 63.9% green and 46.3% blue (189, 163, 118).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 38% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Medallion (#C3A679), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#BDA376 color codes

HEX	`#BDA376`
RGB	`rgb(189, 163, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 63.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 35%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 38%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.26, 3.06, 26.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.26, 27.09, 83.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.354, 38.323, 22.565)`
Decimal	`12428150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA376, 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 #BDA376	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA376 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #BDA376 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda376; }
.text { color: #bda376; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda376; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 163 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda376, #b4bd76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BDA376?: #BDA376 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Medallion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDA376?: The RGB value is 189, 163, 118: 189 red, 163 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA376?: The complementary color is #7690BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA376?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.