Information about #BD5950 color

#BD5950 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BD5950 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(189, 89, 80) (74.1% red, 34.9% green, 31.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 39 / 43 / 26 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored red, #BD5950 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Earth Red (#BF5B53). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Long Spring (#B95754) and Flame Pea (#BE5C48).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 89, 80) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BD5950: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BD5950 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BD5950 color variations

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

#BD5950 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BD5950 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BD5950 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BD5950 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BD5950 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BD5950

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

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

#C45655

Bittersweet Shimmer color link
Bittersweet Shimmer

#BF4F51

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Electric Brown color link
Electric Brown

#B56257

Deep Chestnut color link
Deep Chestnut

#B94E48

Spicy Red Brown color link
Spicy Red Brown

#B35C44

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

#BD5950 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD5950
  • RGB189, 89, 80
  • CMYK0, 39, 43, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 89, 80)
  • HSL5°, 45%, 53%
  • HSL Precise4.954°, 45.228%, 52.745%
  • HSV5°, 58%, 74%
  • HSB5°, 58%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.349, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.349, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.349, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD5950
  • DECIMAL ID12409168
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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