Information about #BD993D color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #BD993D feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rustic Gold (#C2A03D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Roti (#B69642) and Golden Spice (#C6973F).
In RGB terms — rgb(189, 153, 61) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BD993D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BD993D color variations
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#BD993D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BD993D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BD993D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BD993D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BD993D 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 #BD993D color
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Nearest named colors to #BD993D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C2A03D
#B69642
#C6973F
#BF8D3C
#B6A237
#BB8E34
#C68E3F
#B7984A
#C0934A
#B0903D
#B5A642
#BF914B
#BD993D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BD993D
- RGB189, 153, 61
- CMYK0, 14, 50, 26
- CSSrgb(189, 153, 61)
- HSL43°, 51%, 49%
- HSL Precise43.125°, 51.2%, 49.02%
- HSV43°, 68%, 74%
- HSB43°, 68%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.239
- GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.600, 0.239)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.600, 0.239, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.600, 0.239)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB23.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBD993D
- DECIMAL ID12425533
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
