Information about #BD8048 color

#BD8048 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD8048 falls into the Orange Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 128, 72) — 74.1% red, 50.2% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 46 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BD8048 reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Golden Oak (#BB8141). Slightly further away sit Brandy Punch (#C07C40) and Triple Putty (#B78B4B).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 128, 72) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BD8048 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BD8048 color variations

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

#BD8048 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 #BD8048

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

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Brandy Punch color link
Brandy Punch

#C07C40

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Tiger Orange color link
Tiger Orange

#C88141

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Apricot Buff color link
Apricot Buff

#CD7E4D

Noosa color link
Noosa

#B78038

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD8048
  • RGB189, 128, 72
  • CMYK0, 24, 46, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 128, 72)
  • HSL29°, 47%, 51%
  • HSL Precise28.718°, 46.988%, 51.176%
  • HSV29°, 62%, 74%
  • HSB29°, 62%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.502, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.502, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.502, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD8048
  • DECIMAL ID12419144
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01