Exploring the Color #BD983B

#BD983B sits at 43° on the color wheel, placing it in the orange family of the warm half of the spectrum. With 52% saturation and 49% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 189, 152, 59 produces a 7.72:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #BD983B is a clear variant of CSS goldenrod — about 42 units away from #DAA520. Designers reach for orange hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the warm cast tends to pair best with cool neutrals around 210°-230° to balance temperature.

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