Information about #BD8E6B color

#BD8E6B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD8E6B falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 142, 107) — 74.1% red, 55.7% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 32 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BD8E6B reads as a moderately toned warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kalgoorie Sands (#BB8B67). Slightly further away sit Alamo (#BA8C66) and White Tea (#C48E69).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(189, 142, 107)), which gives #BD8E6B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BD8E6B: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BD8E6B color variations

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

#BD8E6B 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 #BD8E6B

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

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD8E6B
  • RGB189, 142, 107
  • CMYK0, 18, 32, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 142, 107)
  • HSL26°, 38%, 58%
  • HSL Precise25.61°, 38.318%, 58.039%
  • HSV26°, 43%, 74%
  • HSB26°, 43%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.557, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.557, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.557, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD8E6B
  • DECIMAL ID12422763
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01