Information about #BD5347 color

#BD5347 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD5347 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 83, 71) — 74.1% red, 32.5% green, 27.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 46 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BD5347 reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sunset (#C0514A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Chestnut (#B94E48) and Oh Behave (#BE523F).

The recipe behind #BD5347 is rgb(189, 83, 71), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BD5347: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. #BD5347 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BD5347 color variations

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

#BD5347 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BD5347

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

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Dusty Red color link
Dusty Red

#B9484E

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD5347
  • RGB189, 83, 71
  • CMYK0, 42, 46, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 83, 71)
  • HSL6°, 47%, 51%
  • HSL Precise6.102°, 47.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV6°, 62%, 74%
  • HSB6°, 62%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.325, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.325, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.325, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD5347
  • DECIMAL ID12407623
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01