Information about #BD6142 color

#BD6142 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BD6142 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(189, 97, 66) — 74.1% red, 38% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 36 / 48 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BD6142 reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Flame Pea (#BE5C48). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Evermore (#BE6A3F) and Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 97, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BD6142 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BD6142 color variations

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

#BD6142 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BD6142 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BD6142 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BD6142 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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#BD6142 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 #BD6142

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

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Spicy Red Brown color link
Spicy Red Brown

#B35C44

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Sunburnt Salmon color link
Sunburnt Salmon

#BF6C4A

Arazi color link
Arazi

#C16E3F

Terracotta color link
Terracotta

#CA6641

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Bamboo color link
Bamboo

#BA6F3F

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

#BD6142 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD6142
  • RGB189, 97, 66
  • CMYK0, 36, 48, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 97, 66)
  • HSL15°, 48%, 50%
  • HSL Precise15.122°, 48.235%, 50%
  • HSV15°, 65%, 74%
  • HSB15°, 65%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.380, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.380, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.380, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD6142
  • DECIMAL ID12411202
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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