Palettes / Colors / #BD9765

#BD9765 — Muted Brown

#BD9765 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BD9765 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.

#BD9765 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. 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 #658CBD; it also sits naturally between #BD6B65 and #B7BD65. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 59% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 47% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD9765

.text { color: #BD9765; }
.background { background-color: #BD9765; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD9765; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 151, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 40%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD9765; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 151, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD9765; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 151, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD9765">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD9765">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD9765

Tints of #BD9765

Tones of #BD9765

Color harmonies

Complementary — #658CBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD9765: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD9765

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 #BD9765 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 #BD9765 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

← #BD9764  ·  #BD9766 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD9765?

#BD9765 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 189, 151, 101). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD9765?

#BD9765 is RGB 189, 151, 101 — HSL 34°, 40%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 47%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD9765?

Its complement is #658CBD; analogous partners are #BD6B65 and #B7BD65. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD9765 for text?

Black text on #BD9765 has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.70:1.