What color is #BDA37C?

#BDA37C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Medallion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDA37C?

The RGB value is 189, 163, 124: 189 red, 163 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA37C?

The complementary color is #7C96BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA37C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA37C color

#BDA37C rgb(189, 163, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDA37C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 63.9% green and 48.6% blue (189, 163, 124).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 33% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 34% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Medallion (#C3A679), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#BDA37C color codes

HEX	`#BDA37C`
RGB	`rgb(189, 163, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 63.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 33%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 34%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 34%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.37, 3.8, 23.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.37, 24.11, 80.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.722, 38.47, 24.503)`
Decimal	`12428156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA37C, 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 #BDA37C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA37C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #BDA37C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda37c; }
.text { color: #bda37c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda37c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 163 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda37c, #b7bd7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BDA37C?: #BDA37C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Medallion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDA37C?: The RGB value is 189, 163, 124: 189 red, 163 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA37C?: The complementary color is #7C96BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA37C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.