#BD6D16

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Chocolate.

About #BD6D16

When working with digital screens, the color #BD6D16 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Chocolate. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(189, 109, 22).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 42% Magenta, 88% Yellow, and 26% Black. 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, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD6D16
RGB189, 109, 22
HSL31.3°, 79.1%, 41.4%
CMYK0%, 42%, 88%, 26%
HSV31.3°, 88.4%, 74.1%
LAB53.8, 26.1, 56.4
XYZ26.6, 21.8, 3.6
Decimal12414230

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.92:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.36:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.56:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD6D16; }
.text-color { color: #BD6D16; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD6D16; }

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