Palettes / Colors / #BD992D

#BD992D — Yellow

#BD992D is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #BD992D 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.

#BD992D is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. 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 #2D51BE; it also sits naturally between #BE512D and #9ABE2D. 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 60% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 76% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD992D

.text { color: #BD992D; }
.background { background-color: #BD992D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD992D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 153, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 62%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD992D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 153, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD992D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 153, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD992D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD992D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD992D

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Tones of #BD992D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2D51BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD992D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD992D

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 #BD992D 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 #BD992D 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

← #BD992C  ·  #BD992E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD992D?

#BD992D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 153, 45). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD992D?

#BD992D is RGB 189, 153, 45 — HSL 45°, 62%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 76%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD992D?

Its complement is #2D51BE; analogous partners are #BE512D and #9ABE2D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD992D for text?

Black text on #BD992D has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.71:1.