#BA8A49#BA8A49
#BA8A49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.101 H 72.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA8A49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 138, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 45%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 60.8%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.87, 11.14, 41.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.87, 42.85, 74.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.68% 0.0298 0.0966) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.68% 0.101 72.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5425, 29.0993, 10.3101) |
| Luminance | 0.2910 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 2.88
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.04
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.72
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.08
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.30
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA8A49 #4979BA
analogous
#BA5149 #BA8A49 #B2BA49
triadic
#BA8A49 #49BA8A #8A49BA
tetradic
#BA8A49 #49BA51 #4979BA #BA49B2
square
#BA8A49 #49BA51 #4979BA #BA49B2
split-complementary
#BA8A49 #49B2BA #5149BA
monochromatic
#634926 #8F6A36 #BA8A49 #CBA775 #DCC3A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#BA8A49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.82
#BA8A49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BA8A49
6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA8A49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA8A49 | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.82 | 6.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B8C43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7974B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C97E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba8a49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 138, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.101 72.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ac7e',
500: '#ba8a49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba8a49; $custom-light: #d2ac7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba8a49",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 138,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.513,
"s": 45.02,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66678,
"c": 0.10106,
"h": 72.9
},
"luminance": 0.29097
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA8A49
secondary
#96ACC8
accent
#8AD553
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4EE
border
#D3CEC9
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C