Palettes / Colors / #BD752E

#BD752E — Orange

#BD752E is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

#BD752E 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 #2E75BD; it also sits naturally between #BD2E2E and #BDBD2E. 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 46% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 76% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD752E

.text { color: #BD752E; }
.background { background-color: #BD752E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD752E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 117, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 61%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD752E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 117, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD752E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 117, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD752E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD752E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD752E

Tints of #BD752E

Tones of #BD752E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E75BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD752E: #000000.

How #BD752E 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 #BD752E 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

← #BD752D  ·  #BD752F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD752E?

#BD752E is Orange, a orange color (RGB 189, 117, 46). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD752E?

#BD752E is RGB 189, 117, 46 — HSL 30°, 61%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 76%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD752E?

Its complement is #2E75BD; analogous partners are #BD2E2E and #BDBD2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD752E for text?

Black text on #BD752E has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.65:1.