HEX Color #BD835F (Darksalmon)

About #BD835F

The precise color #BD835F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Darksalmon. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 131 parts green, and 95 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 31% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD835F

RGB189, 131, 95

HSL23.0°, 41.6%, 55.7%

CMYK0%, 31%, 50%, 26%

HSV23.0°, 49.7%, 74.1%

LAB59.8, 18.2, 28.4

XYZ31.2, 27.9, 14.6

Decimal12419935

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BD835F #5F99BD

Analogous

#BD5F69 #BDB25F

Triadic

#5FBD83 #835FBD

Tetradic

#6ABD5F #5F99BD #B25FBD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD835F

#C49070

#CB9E82

#D3AC94

#DABAA6

#E1C7B7

#E9D5C9

#F0E3DB

#F7F1ED

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD835F

#A87454

#936549

#7E573F

#694834

#543A2A

#3F2B1F

#2A1D15

#150E0A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.19:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.58:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.05:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

5.59:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD835F; }

.text-color { color: #BD835F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD835F; }

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