#BD7C24

A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Peru.

About #BD7C24

Visually, #BD7C24 is defined as a moderate orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Peru. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 124, and 36.

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 34% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#BD7C24
RGB189, 124, 36
HSL34.5°, 68.0%, 44.1%
CMYK0%, 34%, 81%, 26%
HSV34.5°, 81.0%, 74.1%
LAB57.4, 18.2, 54.7
XYZ28.5, 25.4, 5.1
Decimal12418084

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.46:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.07:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.31:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.16:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD7C24; }
.text-color { color: #BD7C24; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD7C24; }

Similar Colors

Peru
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