Information about #BD8A61 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BD8A61 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 138, 97) — 74.1% red, 54.1% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 36 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BD8A61 is a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Alamo (#BA8C66). Slightly further away sit Kalgoorie Sands (#BB8B67) and Deer (#BA8759).

The recipe behind #BD8A61 is rgb(189, 138, 97), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BD8A61 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BD8A61 color variations

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

#BD8A61 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BD8A61 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BD8A61 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BD8A61 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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#BD8A61 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 #BD8A61

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

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Kalgoorie Sands color link
Kalgoorie Sands

#BB8B67

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

#BD8A61 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD8A61
  • RGB189, 138, 97
  • CMYK0, 20, 36, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 138, 97)
  • HSL27°, 41%, 56%
  • HSL Precise26.739°, 41.071%, 56.078%
  • HSV27°, 49%, 74%
  • HSB27°, 49%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.541, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.541, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.541, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD8A61
  • DECIMAL ID12421729
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers37 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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