#BD9957

A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Burlywood.

About #BD9957

When working with digital screens, the color #BD9957 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Burlywood. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 153 parts green, and 87 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 19% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD9957
RGB189, 153, 87
HSL38.8°, 43.6%, 54.1%
CMYK0%, 19%, 54%, 26%
HSV38.8°, 54.0%, 74.1%
LAB65.2, 5.3, 39.4
XYZ34.1, 34.3, 13.8
Decimal12425559

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.67:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.86:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.55:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.68:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD9957; }
.text-color { color: #BD9957; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD9957; }

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