Information about #BD6C0F color

#BD6C0F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD6C0F falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 108, 15) — 74.1% red, 42.4% green, 5.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 68 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BD6C0F reads as a intensely saturated warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Alloy Orange (#C46210). Slightly further away sit Indochine (#C26B03) and Brown Orange (#B96902).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(189, 108, 15)), which gives #BD6C0F its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. #BD6C0F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BD6C0F color variations

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#BD6C0F 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 #BD6C0F

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

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Dirty Orange color link
Dirty Orange

#C87606

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD6C0F
  • RGB189, 108, 15
  • CMYK0, 32, 68, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 108, 15)
  • HSL32°, 85%, 40%
  • HSL Precise32.069°, 85.294%, 40%
  • HSV32°, 92%, 74%
  • HSB32°, 92%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.424, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.424, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.424, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD6C0F
  • DECIMAL ID12413967
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01