Information about #BD511C color

#BD511C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD511C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 81, 28) — 74.1% red, 31.8% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 63 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BD511C reads as a strongly colored warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of The Big Carrot (#BA5823). Slightly further away sit Red Fox (#C35817) and Berry High Life (#BE4D27).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(189, 81, 28)), which gives #BD511C its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BD511C: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BD511C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BD511C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BD511C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BD511C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BD511C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BD511C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BD511C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

The Big Carrot color link
The Big Carrot

#BA5823

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Berry High Life color link
Berry High Life

#BE4D27

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

The Great Canadian Orange color link
The Great Canadian Orange

#C64723

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Chestnut Red color link
Chestnut Red

#C34A2C

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Satin Orange color link
Satin Orange

#C64020

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

#BD511C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD511C
  • RGB189, 81, 28
  • CMYK0, 42, 63, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 81, 28)
  • HSL20°, 74%, 43%
  • HSL Precise19.752°, 74.194%, 42.549%
  • HSV20°, 85%, 74%
  • HSB20°, 85%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.318, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.318, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.318, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD511C
  • DECIMAL ID12407068
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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