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BDA596

#BDA596 closest to Oakwood

#BDA596 is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Oakwood. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 64.7% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(189, 165, 150)). Its HSL value is 23° hue, 23% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black. #BDA596 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.99:1.

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Variations of #BDA596

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BDA596 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BDA596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDA596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1AC96
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACA795
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1A795
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1AC96
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5A996
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5A1A1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0A39B
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A9A9A9
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AFA8A5

#BDA596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.34:1 Very poor#BDA596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.99:1 Very good#BDA596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDA596 in CSS

/* Oakwood */
.color { color: #BDA596; }
.background { background-color: #BDA596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDA596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 165 150);
color: hsl(23 23% 66%);
color: oklch(0.739 0.035 54.0);

#BDA596 FAQ

What color is #BDA596?

#BDA596 is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Oakwood. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BDA596?

#BDA596 is rgb(189, 165, 150) in RGB, hsl(23, 23%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDA596?

The complementary color of #BDA596 is #96AEBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDA596?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDA596: 8.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDA596 a warm or cool color?

#BDA596 is a warm color.