#bd9f76 Color Information

#bd9f76 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bd9f76. In RGB, it consists of 74.1% Red, 62.4% Green, and 46.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 15.9% Magenta, 37.6% Yellow, and 25.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 34.6°, with saturation of 35% and lightness of 60.2%. The decimal value for #bd9f76 is 12427126, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bd9f76 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#bd9f76 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color189, 159, 118 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.1%, 62.4%, 46.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.259, 0.376, 0.537 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.159, 0.376, 0.259 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color34.6°, 35.0%, 60.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color34.6°, 37.6%, 74.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color36.654, 36.923, 22.334 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color170, 189, 118 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12427126 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color67.219, 5.238, 25.530 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)67.219, 26.062, 78.405 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color67.219, 21.978, 32.395 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color60.764, 1.337, 20.742 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.382, 0.385, 36.923 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290617206 / 0xffbd9f76 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9966 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #bd9f76

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bd9f76, its pure hue is 34.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 35.0%, and its lightness is 60.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bd9f76, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #18140f to #a58b67.

Tints of #bd9f76

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bd9f76, its pure hue is 34.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 35.0%, and its lightness is 60.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bd9f76, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c5ab87 to #f7f3ee.

Tones of #bd9f76

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bd9f76, its pure hue is 34.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 35.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bd9f76, which range from #9a9a9a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffa934 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bd9f76

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bd9f76! For #bd9f76, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bd9f76. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bd9f76

This color, #bd9f76, consists of 74.1% Red, 62.4% Green, and 46.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 189, Green = 159, Blue = 118. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bd9f76 is 0% Cyan, 15.9% Magenta, 37.6% Yellow, and 25.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.1%
C0.0%
G62.4%
M15.9%
B46.3%
Y37.6%
K25.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 189 159 118
Octal 275 237 166
Hexa #bd #9f #76
Binary 10111101 10011111 01110110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 15 37 25
Octal 0 17 45 31
Hexa #00 #0f #25 #19
Binary 00000000 00001111 00100101 00011001

Analogous Colors of #bd9f76

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bd9f76 — which has hue 34.6° — its analogous colors are located at 4.6° and 64.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bd9f76.

Triadic Colors of #bd9f76

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bd9f76 — which has hue 34.6° — its triadic colors are located at 34.6° and 274.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bd9f76.

Complementary Color of #bd9f76

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bd9f76 — which has hue 34.6° — its complementary color is located at 214.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bd9f76.

Split Complementary Colors of #bd9f76

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bd9f76 — which has hue 34.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 34.6° and 244.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bd9f76.

Tetradic Colors of #bd9f76

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bd9f76 — which has hue 34.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 304.6°, 34.6°, 124.6°, and 214.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bd9f76.

Monochromatic Colors of #bd9f76

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bd9f76, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #796a55 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e7d0b2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bd9f76

We want to make getting started with #bd9f76 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bd9f76 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bd9f76 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bd9f76 with other HTML elements.

#bd9f76 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bd9f76.
<span style="color: #bd9f76;">The color of this text is #bd9f76.</span>

#bd9f76 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bd9f76.
<div style="background-color: #bd9f76; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bd9f76.</div>

#bd9f76 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bd9f76.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bd9f76;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bd9f76.</span>

#bd9f76 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bd9f76.
<div style="border: #bd9f76 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bd9f76.</div>

#bd9f76 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bd9f76 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bd9f76; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bd9f76 on a white background.</div></div>

#bd9f76 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bd9f76 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bd9f76; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bd9f76 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bd9f76 to White

This is a gradient from #bd9f76 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bd9f76,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bd9f76,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bd9f76,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bd9f76,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bd9f76 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bd9f76 to Black

This is a gradient from #bd9f76 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bd9f76,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bd9f76,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bd9f76,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bd9f76,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bd9f76 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bd9f76

In addition to using #bd9f76 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bd9f76 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bd9f76, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 189, Green = 159, Blue = 118). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bd9f76 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bd9f76
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(189, 159, 118)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bd9f76; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bd9f76; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bd9f76; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(189, 159, 118);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bd9f76")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:189, green:159, blue:118, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:189 green:159 blue:118 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(189f, 159f, 118f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(189, 159, 118);
 

#bd9f76 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bd9f76 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bd9f76 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bd9f76 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bd9f76 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bd9f76 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bd9f76 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bd9f76 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text