All About Color #BD8A42

#BD8A42

About #BD8A42

#BD8A42 is a medium orange color with the hex code #BD8A42. In RGB it is red 189, green 138, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 35°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 27%, 65%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.05:1 on white and 6.88:1 on black.

#BD8A42 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, 8A, 42
CMYK0.00%, 26.98%, 65.08%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 138, 66
HSL35°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal275, 212, 102
HSV (HSB)35.12°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10001010, 1000010
CIE-L*AB61.12, 11.96, 45.24
RGB Percent74.12%, 54.12%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH61.12, 46.80, 75.19
XYZ31.06, 29.39, 9.19
CIE-L*UV61.12, 40.45, 48.67
xyY0.45, 0.42, 29.39
Hunter-Lab54.21, 7.39, 27.90
RYB60.05%, 74.12%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BD8A42 on a dark background: contrast 6.88:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BD8A42 on a light background: contrast 3.05:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BD8A42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BD8A42 · #D5B486 · #79582A · #4275BD · #86A7D5

Analogous palette

#BD4275 · #BD4D42 · #BD8A42 · #B3BD42 · #75BD42

Triadic palette

#BD8A42 · #42BD8A · #8A42BD · #D5B486 · #86D5B4

Tetradic palette

#BD8A42 · #42BD4D · #4275BD · #BD42B3 · #79582A

Monochromatic palette

#4B371B · #84602E · #BD8A42 · #D1AD7B · #E4D0B4

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