#bd8a37

Color #bd8a37

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 10.39 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bd8a37

RGB

rgb(189, 138, 55)

HSL

hsl(37.2, 54.9%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.2, 70.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27%, 70.9%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(61.02, 11.31, 50.29)

LCH

lch(61.02, 51.55, 77.33)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.1161, 76.25)

HWB

hwb(37.2, 21.6%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#376abd

Analogous

#bd4737

#bd8a37

#adbd37

Triadic

#bd8a37

#37bd8a

#8a37bd

Split-complementary

#bd8a37

#37adbd

#4737bd

Tetradic

#bd8a37

#6abd37

#376abd

#8a37bd

Square

#bd8a37

#37bd47

#376abd

#bd37ad

Shades

Color #bd8a37 mixed toward black.

#9d732e

#7e5c25

#5e451b

#3f2e12

#1f1709

Tints

Color #bd8a37 mixed toward white.

#cd9f53

#d7b276

#e1c598

#ebd8ba

#f5ecdd

Tones

Color #bd8a37 mixed toward gray.

#b28742

#a7854d

#9b8258

#907f64

#857d6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a955 · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#acb05a · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#bb6669 · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd8a37;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd8a37]

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Frequently asked questions

#bd8a37 (#bd8a37) is rgb(189, 138, 55) in RGB.

No, #bd8a37 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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