#BD4933

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #BD4933

When working with digital screens, the color #BD4933 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Brown. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 73 parts green, and 51 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 61% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD4933
RGB189, 73, 51
HSL9.6°, 57.5%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 61%, 73%, 26%
HSV9.6°, 73.0%, 74.1%
LAB46.7, 45.4, 36.9
XYZ24.0, 15.8, 4.9
Decimal12405043

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.04:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.16:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.82:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.54:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD4933; }
.text-color { color: #BD4933; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD4933; }

Similar Colors

Brown
#A52A2A