Information about #BD5B3B color

#BD5B3B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD5B3B falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 91, 59) — 74.1% red, 35.7% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 38 / 51 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BD5B3B reads as a pleasantly vivid red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Smoke Tree (#BB5F34). Slightly further away sit Redbud (#B85439) and Oh Behave (#BE523F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(189, 91, 59)), which gives #BD5B3B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. #BD5B3B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BD5B3B color variations

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

#BD5B3B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BD5B3B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BD5B3B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BD5B3B 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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#BD5B3B 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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#9D3CBE
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Nearest named colors to #BD5B3B

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

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Clockwork Orange color link
Clockwork Orange

#BF6031

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Spicy Red Brown color link
Spicy Red Brown

#B35C44

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Fireball color link
Fireball

#CC5C39

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

#BD5B3B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD5B3B
  • RGB189, 91, 59
  • CMYK0, 38, 51, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 91, 59)
  • HSL15°, 52%, 49%
  • HSL Precise14.769°, 52.419%, 48.627%
  • HSV15°, 69%, 74%
  • HSB15°, 69%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.357, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.357, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.357, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD5B3B
  • DECIMAL ID12409659
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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