What color is #BDA57F?

#BDA57F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Croissant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDA57F?

The RGB value is 189, 165, 127: 189 red, 165 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA57F?

The complementary color is #7F97BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA57F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA57F color

#BDA57F rgb(189, 165, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDA57F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 64.7% green and 49.8% blue (189, 165, 127).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 33% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Croissant (#C4AB86), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#BDA57F color codes

HEX	`#BDA57F`
RGB	`rgb(189, 165, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 64.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 33%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 33%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.94, 3.1, 22.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.94, 23.16, 82.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.273, 39.263, 25.637)`
Decimal	`12428671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA57F, 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 #BDA57F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA57F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #BDA57F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda57f; }
.text { color: #bda57f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda57f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 165 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda57f, #b6bd7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BDA57F?: #BDA57F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Croissant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDA57F?: The RGB value is 189, 165, 127: 189 red, 165 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA57F?: The complementary color is #7F97BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA57F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.