Information about #BD5E32 color

#BD5E32 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BD5E32 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 94, 50) — 74.1% red, 36.9% green, 19.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 37 / 55 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #BD5E32 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Smoke Tree (#BB5F34). Nearby in the Register you will also find Clockwork Orange (#BF6031) and Christine (#BF652E).

The recipe behind #BD5E32 is rgb(189, 94, 50), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. No one has named #BD5E32 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BD5E32 color variations

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#BD5E32 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 #BD5E32

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

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Fireball color link
Fireball

#CC5C39

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD5E32
  • RGB189, 94, 50
  • CMYK0, 37, 55, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 94, 50)
  • HSL19°, 58%, 47%
  • HSL Precise18.993°, 58.159%, 46.863%
  • HSV19°, 74%, 74%
  • HSB19°, 74%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.369, 0.196)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.369, 0.196, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.369, 0.196)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD5E32
  • DECIMAL ID12410418
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01