Close to Ginger
#BD700F
#BD700F is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Ginger. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 43.9% green, and 5.9% blue. Its hue is 33°, with 85% saturation and 40% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BD700F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.83:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
5.49:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.83:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
5.49:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BD700F as they’d see it.
#BD700F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BD700F
What color is #BD700F?
#BD700F is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Ginger. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 43.9% green, and 5.9% blue. Its hue is 33°, with 85% saturation and 40% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BD700F in RGB?
#BD700F is rgb(189, 112, 15): 189 red, 112 green, and 15 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BD700F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 41, 92, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BD700F?
PANTONE 153 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BD700F?
Its complement #457FED gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.