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#BD8A4E

#bd8a4e ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bd8a4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.98% magenta, 58.73% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 32.43°, with 45.68% saturation and 52.35% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.2955

Complementary

  1. #bd8a4e
  2. #4e81bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd8a4e
  2. #4eb9bd
  3. #524ebd

Analogous

  1. #bd524e
  2. #bd8a4e
  3. #b9bd4e

Triadic

  1. #bd8a4e
  2. #4ebd8a
  3. #8a4ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd8a4e
  2. #81bd4e
  3. #4e81bd
  4. #8a4ebd

Square

  1. #bd8a4e
  2. #4ebd52
  3. #4e81bd
  4. #bd4eb9

Monochromatic

  1. #533b1f
  2. #8b6334
  3. #bd8a4e
  4. #d2af86
  5. #e7d4bd

Shades

#bd8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd8a4e
  2. #aa7c46
  3. #976e3e
  4. #846137
  5. #71532f
  6. #5f4527
  7. #4c371f
  8. #392917
  9. #261c10
  10. #130e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd8a4e
  2. #c49660
  3. #caa171
  4. #d1ad83
  5. #d7b995
  6. #dec5a7
  7. #e5d0b8
  8. #ebdcca
  9. #f2e8dc
  10. #f8f3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd8a4e
  2. #b78953
  3. #b18858
  4. #ab875d
  5. #a58662
  6. #9f8567
  7. #98846c
  8. #928371
  9. #8c8276
  10. #86817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6907e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8d49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7994f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc7e7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8c4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0934f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6836c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd8a4e {
  color: #bd8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-bd8a4e {
  background-color: #bd8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #bd8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 46% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd8a4e, #b9bd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 5.00 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 5.74 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.44 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.21 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.82 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.34 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.43 #4275b1 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Peru
#bd8a4e  rgb(189, 138, 78)  hsl(32, 46%, 52%)  Peru
#4e81bd  rgb(78, 129, 189)  hsl(212, 46%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#4ebd8a  rgb(78, 189, 138)  hsl(152, 46%, 52%)  Mint
#8a4ebd  rgb(138, 78, 189)  hsl(272, 46%, 52%)  Royal Purple