Information about #BD5E00 color

#BD5E00 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BD5E00 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(189, 94, 0) (74.1% red, 36.9% green, 0% blue), or CMYK 0 / 37 / 74 / 26 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BD5E00 is a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Orange Brown (#BE6400). Slightly further away sit Orangish Brown (#B25F03) and Brown Orange (#B96902).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 94, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BD5E00 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BD5E00 color variations

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

#BD5E00 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 #BD5E00

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

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Asda Orange color link
Asda Orange

#C86500

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Ginger color link
Ginger

#B06500

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Sedona color link
Sedona

#CC6600

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD5E00
  • RGB189, 94, 0
  • CMYK0, 37, 74, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 94, 0)
  • HSL30°, 100%, 37%
  • HSL Precise29.841°, 100%, 37.059%
  • HSV30°, 100%, 74%
  • HSB30°, 100%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.369, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.369, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.369, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBD5E00
  • DECIMAL ID12410368
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01