#BD6D42

A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Sienna.

About #BD6D42

The hex code #BD6D42 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Sienna. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 109 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 42% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 21.0° hue, 48.2% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD6D42
RGB189, 109, 66
HSL21.0°, 48.2%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 42%, 65%, 26%
HSV21.0°, 65.1%, 74.1%
LAB54.2, 27.9, 37.3
XYZ27.4, 22.1, 8.0
Decimal12414274

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.87:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.43:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.70:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.62:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD6D42; }
.text-color { color: #BD6D42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD6D42; }

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