#BA8A24#BA8A24
#BA8A24 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.126 H 81.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA8A24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 138, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 68%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 81%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 80.6%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.56, 9.15, 57.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.56, 58.10, 80.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.33% 0.0192 0.124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.33% 0.126 81.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6587, 28.7458, 5.6551) |
| Luminance | 0.2874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 1.87
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.41
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.44
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.83
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.36
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA8A24 #2454BA
analogous
#BA3F24 #BA8A24 #9FBA24
triadic
#BA8A24 #24BA8A #8A24BA
tetradic
#BA8A24 #24BA3F #2454BA #BA249F
square
#BA8A24 #24BA3F #2454BA #BA249F
split-complementary
#BA8A24 #249FBA #3F24BA
monochromatic
#533E10 #87641A #BA8A24 #DAA941 #E4C074
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#BA8A24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#BA8A24 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BA8A24
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA8A24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA8A24 | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8B0E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99729
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA7C77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba8a24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 138, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.126 81.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ab68',
500: '#ba8a24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba8a24; $custom-light: #d4ab68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba8a24",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 138,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.8,
"s": 67.568,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66333,
"c": 0.12551,
"h": 81.2
},
"luminance": 0.28743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA8A24
secondary
#6E8CCB
accent
#75EA3D
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EB
border
#D4CEC6
text
#151007
muted
#837F7A