Close to Sahara
#BDA365
#BDA365 is a mid-tone, muted orange, close to the color Sahara. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 63.9% green, and 39.6% blue. Its hue is 42°, with 40% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BDA365.
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
2.44:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.59:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.44:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.59:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDA365 as they’d see it.
#BDA365 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BDA365
What color is #BDA365?
#BDA365 is a mid-tone, muted orange, close to the color Sahara. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 63.9% green, and 39.6% blue. Its hue is 42°, with 40% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDA365 in RGB?
#BDA365 is rgb(189, 163, 101): 189 red, 163 green, and 101 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDA365 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 14, 47, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDA365?
PANTONE 457 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BDA365?
Its complement #8DA4E4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.