brownwarm
Adobe #BD6C48
A sun-baked earthen brown, named after adobe clay buildings.
Use cases: Southwest design · Architecture
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #BD6C48 | |
| RGB | rgb(189, 108, 72) | |
| HSL | hsl(18, 47%, 51%) | |
| HSV | hsv(18, 62%, 74%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.9%, 61.9%, 25.9%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5206, 22.0147, 8.9295) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.0, 28.9, 33.9) | |
| Luminance | 0.220 (WCAG relative) |
/* Adobe */
color: #bd6c48;
background-color: #bd6c48;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#aa6141 #97563a #844c32 #71412b #5f3624 #4c2b1d #392016 #26160e #130b07 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#c47b5a #ca896d #d1987f #d7a791 #deb6a4 #e5c4b6 #ebd3c8 #f2e2da #f8f0ed #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#b76e4e #b17053 #ab7259 #a5745e #9f7664 #98786a #927a6f #8c7c75 #867e7a #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
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#4899BD
#bd6c48 #4899bd
Analogous
Edit in generator →#BD485E
#BD6C48
#BDA748
#bd485e #bd6c48 #bda748
Triadic
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#48BD6C
#6C48BD
#bd6c48 #48bd6c #6c48bd
Tetradic
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#5EBD48
#4899BD
#A748BD
#bd6c48 #5ebd48 #4899bd #a748bd
Split Complementary
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#48BDA7
#485EBD
#bd6c48 #48bda7 #485ebd
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#663925
#935235
#BD6C48
#CD9075
#DDB4A2
#663925 #935235 #bd6c48 #cd9075 #ddb4a2
Accessibility & contrast
3.89
#BD6C48 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
5.40
#BD6C48 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on adobe
5.40
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Terracotta #C96F4A | 2.65 | |
| Clay #B66A50 | 3.29 | |
| Copper #B87333 | 8.76 | |
| Sienna #A0522D | 10.23 | |
| Bronze #CD7F32 | 11.70 | |
| Rust #B7410E | 12.08 |
Related colors
Palettes with adobe
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.