Palettes / Colors / #BD8511

#BD8511 — Vivid Orange

#BD8511 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #BD8511 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.

#BD8511 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 #114ABB; it also sits naturally between #BB2E11 and #9EBB11. 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 52% · Blue 7%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 91% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD8511

.text { color: #BD8511; }
.background { background-color: #BD8511; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD8511; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 133, 17); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 83%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD8511; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 133, 17, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD8511; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 133, 17, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD8511">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD8511">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD8511

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #114ABB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD8511: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD8511

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 #BD8511 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 #BD8511 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

← #BD8510  ·  #BD8512 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD8511?

#BD8511 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 189, 133, 17). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD8511?

#BD8511 is RGB 189, 133, 17 — HSL 40°, 83%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 91%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD8511?

Its complement is #114ABB; analogous partners are #BB2E11 and #9EBB11. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD8511 for text?

Black text on #BD8511 has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.22:1.