Palettes / Colors / #BD4E07

#BD4E07 — Vivid Orange

#BD4E07 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #BD4E07 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BD4E07 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0776BB; it also sits naturally between #BB071C and #BBA607. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 31% · Blue 3%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 96% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BD4E07

.text { color: #BD4E07; }
.background { background-color: #BD4E07; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD4E07; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 78, 7); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 93%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD4E07; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 78, 7, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD4E07; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 78, 7, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD4E07">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD4E07">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD4E07

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0776BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD4E07: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD4E07

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BD4E07 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BD4E07 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BD4E06  ·  #BD4E08 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD4E07?

#BD4E07 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 189, 78, 7). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD4E07?

#BD4E07 is RGB 189, 78, 7 — HSL 23°, 93%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 96%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD4E07?

Its complement is #0776BB; analogous partners are #BB071C and #BBA607. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD4E07 for text?

White text on #BD4E07 has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.26:1.