Information about #BD5D37 color

#BD5D37 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD5D37 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 93, 55) — 74.1% red, 36.5% green, 21.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 38 / 53 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BD5D37 reads as a pleasantly vivid orange 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 Clockwork Orange (#BF6031) and Redbud (#B85439).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 93, 55) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. #BD5D37 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BD5D37 color variations

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

#BD5D37 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 #BD5D37

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

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Fireball color link
Fireball

#CC5C39

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD5D37
  • RGB189, 93, 55
  • CMYK0, 38, 53, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 93, 55)
  • HSL17°, 55%, 48%
  • HSL Precise17.015°, 54.918%, 47.843%
  • HSV17°, 71%, 74%
  • HSB17°, 71%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.365, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.365, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.365, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD5D37
  • DECIMAL ID12410167
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01