#BA8B24#BA8B24
#BA8B24 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.126 H 82.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA8B24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 139, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 68%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 81%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 80.6%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.81, 8.60, 57.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.81, 58.24, 81.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.53% 0.0176 0.1245) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.53% 0.126 82) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8028, 29.0340, 5.7032) |
| Luminance | 0.2903 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.01
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.07
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.50
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.61
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.72
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA8B24 #2453BA
analogous
#BA4024 #BA8B24 #9EBA24
triadic
#BA8B24 #24BA8B #8B24BA
tetradic
#BA8B24 #24BA40 #2453BA #BA249E
square
#BA8B24 #24BA40 #2453BA #BA249E
split-complementary
#BA8B24 #249EBA #4024BA
monochromatic
#533E10 #87651A #BA8B24 #DAAA41 #E4C174
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#BA8B24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.81
#BA8B24 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BA8B24
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA8B24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA8B24 | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.81 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8C0E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99829
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA7D78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba8b24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 139, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.126 82.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ac68',
500: '#ba8b24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba8b24; $custom-light: #d4ac68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba8b24",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 139,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.2,
"s": 67.568,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66533,
"c": 0.12576,
"h": 82
},
"luminance": 0.29032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA8B24
secondary
#6E8CCB
accent
#74EA3D
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EB
border
#D4CEC6
text
#151007
muted
#837F7A