Information about #BD9737 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #BD9737 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Hokey Pokey (#BB8E34). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pizza (#BF8D3C) and Rustic Gold (#C2A03D).
In RGB terms — rgb(189, 151, 55) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BD9737 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. #BD9737 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#BD9737 color variations
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#BD9737 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BD9737 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BD9737 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BD9737 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BD9737 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BD9737 color
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Nearest named colors to #BD9737
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BB8E34
#BF8D3C
#C2A03D
#C6973F
#B6A237
#B69642
#BC9229
#C68E3F
#B0903D
#C48F2A
#CBA135
#CE9732
#BD9737 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BD9737
- RGB189, 151, 55
- CMYK0, 15, 53, 26
- CSSrgb(189, 151, 55)
- HSL43°, 55%, 48%
- HSL Precise42.985°, 54.918%, 47.843%
- HSV43°, 71%, 74%
- HSB43°, 71%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
- GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.592, 0.216)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.592, 0.216, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.592, 0.216)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBD9737
- DECIMAL ID12425015
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
