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#BD8973

#bd8973 ≈ Beaver

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bd8973 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 53.73% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.51% magenta, 39.15% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 17.84°, with 35.92% saturation and 59.61% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Beaver (#9f8170), ΔE 7.72.

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Relative luminance0.2995

Complementary

  1. #bd8973
  2. #73a7bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd8973
  2. #73bdae
  3. #7382bd

Analogous

  1. #bd7382
  2. #bd8973
  3. #bdae73

Triadic

  1. #bd8973
  2. #73bd89
  3. #8973bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd8973
  2. #a7bd73
  3. #73a7bd
  4. #8973bd

Square

  1. #bd8973
  2. #82bd73
  3. #73a7bd
  4. #ae73bd

Monochromatic

  1. #674130
  2. #9b6149
  3. #bd8973
  4. #d6b5a7
  5. #eee1db

Shades

#bd8973 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd8973
  2. #aa7b68
  3. #976e5c
  4. #846051
  5. #715245
  6. #5f453a
  7. #4c372e
  8. #392923
  9. #261b17
  10. #130e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd8973 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd8973
  2. #c49581
  3. #caa18f
  4. #d1ac9d
  5. #d7b8ab
  6. #dec4b9
  7. #e5d0c7
  8. #ebdcd5
  9. #f2e7e3
  10. #f8f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd8973 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd8973
  2. #b78874
  3. #b18776
  4. #ab8677
  5. #a58578
  6. #9f857a
  7. #98847b
  8. #92837c
  9. #8c827d
  10. #86817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69089 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968e71 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29973 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca8183 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a78c72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9373 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5847d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd8973 {
  color: #bd8973;
}
Background
.bg-bd8973 {
  background-color: #bd8973;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd8973 {
  border: 2px solid #bd8973;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd8973;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 137 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 36% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd8973 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd8973, #bdae73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd8973 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 137 115 / 0.35);
}

#9f8170 Beaver ΔE 7.72 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 7.82 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.54 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 8.93 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.27 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 10.03 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 10.25 #42768c Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Beaver
#bd8973  rgb(189, 137, 115)  hsl(18, 36%, 60%)  Beaver
#73a7bd  rgb(115, 167, 189)  hsl(198, 36%, 60%)  Moonstone Blue
#73bd89  rgb(115, 189, 137)  hsl(138, 36%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#8973bd  rgb(137, 115, 189)  hsl(258, 36%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty