#BA852E#BA852E
#BA852E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.119 H 75.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA852E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 133, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 75%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.5%, 75.3%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.36, 12.31, 52.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.36, 53.83, 76.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.41% 0.0295 0.1156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.41% 0.119 75.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1324, 27.4138, 6.3413) |
| Luminance | 0.2741 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.93
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.37
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.85
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.13
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.66
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA852E #2E63BA
analogous
#BA3F2E #BA852E #A9BA2E
triadic
#BA852E #2EBA85 #852EBA
tetradic
#BA852E #2EBA3F #2E63BA #BA2EA9
square
#BA852E #2EBA3F #2E63BA #BA2EA9
split-complementary
#BA852E #2EA9BA #3F2EBA
monochromatic
#583F16 #896222 #BA852E #D4A251 #E0BD82
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#BA852E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.48
#BA852E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BA852E
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA852E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA852E | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.48 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#988721
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59431
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA7773
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba852e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 133, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.119 75.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a86c',
500: '#ba852e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba852e; $custom-light: #d3a86c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba852e",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 133,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.286,
"s": 60.345,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65413,
"c": 0.11931,
"h": 75.7
},
"luminance": 0.27411
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA852E
secondary
#7B98C9
accent
#81E344
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EC
border
#D4CEC7
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A