HEX Color #BD9250 (Peru)

About #BD9250

The hex code #BD9250 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, 146 green, and 80 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 58% yellow, and 26% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD9250

RGB189, 146, 80

HSL36.3°, 45.2%, 52.7%

CMYK0%, 23%, 58%, 26%

HSV36.3°, 57.7%, 74.1%

LAB63.3, 8.6, 40.8

XYZ32.7, 32.0, 12.0

Decimal12423760

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BD9250 #507BBD

Analogous

#BD5B50 #B1BD50

Triadic

#50BD92 #9150BD

Tetradic

#50BD5B #507BBD #BD50B1

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD9250

#C49E63

#CBAA76

#D3B68A

#DAC29D

#E1CEB1

#E9DAC4

#F0E6D8

#F7F2EB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD9250

#A88147

#93713E

#7E6135

#69512C

#544023

#3F301A

#2A2011

#151008

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.84:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.39:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.72:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.28:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD9250; }

.text-color { color: #BD9250; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD9250; }

Similar Colors

Peru

#CD853F