Information about #BD6C4C color

#BD6C4C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD6C4C falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 108, 76) — 74.1% red, 42.4% green, 29.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 44 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BD6C4C reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and 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 Sunburnt Salmon (#BF6C4A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Adobe (#BD6C48) and Clay (#B66A50).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 108, 76) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. No one has named #BD6C4C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BD6C4C color variations

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#BD6C4C 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 #BD6C4C

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

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Bamboo color link
Bamboo

#BA6F3F

Arazi color link
Arazi

#C16E3F

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Red Damask color link
Red Damask

#CB6F4A

Copper Red color link
Copper Red

#CB6D51

#BD6C4C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD6C4C
  • RGB189, 108, 76
  • CMYK0, 32, 44, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 108, 76)
  • HSL17°, 46%, 52%
  • HSL Precise16.991°, 46.122%, 51.961%
  • HSV17°, 60%, 74%
  • HSB17°, 60%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.424, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.424, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.424, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD6C4C
  • DECIMAL ID12414028
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01