Palettes / Colors / #BD864C

#BD864C — Muted Orange

#BD864C is a orange color we call Muted Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

#BD864C is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4C83BD; it also sits naturally between #BD4E4C and #BBBD4C. 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 53% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 60% · Key 26%

Previews

CSS code for #BD864C

.text { color: #BD864C; }
.background { background-color: #BD864C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD864C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 134, 76); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 46%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD864C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 134, 76, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD864C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 134, 76, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD864C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD864C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD864C

Tints of #BD864C

Tones of #BD864C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4C83BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD864C: #000000.

How #BD864C 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 #BD864C or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BD864B  ·  #BD864D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD864C?

#BD864C is Muted Orange, a orange color (RGB 189, 134, 76). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD864C?

#BD864C is RGB 189, 134, 76 — HSL 31°, 46%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 60%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD864C?

Its complement is #4C83BD; analogous partners are #BD4E4C and #BBBD4C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD864C for text?

Black text on #BD864C has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.14:1.