Close to Burnt Orange
#BD5000
#BD5000 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Burnt Orange. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 31.4% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 25°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BD5000.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
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
4.87:1 AABlack text on this color
4.31:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
4.87:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.31:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BD5000 as they’d see it.
#BD5000 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 #BD5000
What color is #BD5000?
#BD5000 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Burnt Orange. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 31.4% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 25°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #BD5000 in RGB?
#BD5000 is rgb(189, 80, 0): 189 red, 80 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BD5000 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 58, 100, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BD5000?
PANTONE 167 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BD5000?
Its complement #0E73C6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.