#BD7533

A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Peru.

About #BD7533

The hex code #BD7533 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Peru. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 117 green, and 51 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 38% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 28.7° hue, 57.5% saturation, and 47.1% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD7533
RGB189, 117, 51
HSL28.7°, 57.5%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 38%, 73%, 26%
HSV28.7°, 73.0%, 74.1%
LAB55.9, 22.7, 46.8
XYZ27.9, 23.8, 6.2
Decimal12416307

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.65:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.76:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.49:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.89:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD7533; }
.text-color { color: #BD7533; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD7533; }

Similar Colors

Peru
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