Close to Sahara
#BDA978
#BDA978 is a mid-tone, muted orange, close to the color Sahara. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 66.3% green, and 47.1% blue. Its hue is 43°, with 34% saturation and 61% 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 #BDA978.
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
2.31:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.11:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.31:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.11:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDA978 as they’d see it.
#BDA978 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 #BDA978
What color is #BDA978?
#BDA978 is a mid-tone, muted orange, close to the color Sahara. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 66.3% green, and 47.1% blue. Its hue is 43°, with 34% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDA978 in RGB?
#BDA978 is rgb(189, 169, 120): 189 red, 169 green, and 120 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDA978 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 11, 37, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDA978?
PANTONE 7529 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BDA978?
Its complement #97AADC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.