#BA8B37#BA8B37
#BA8B37 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.115 H 78.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA8B37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 139, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 70.4%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.94, 9.44, 50.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.94, 50.99, 79.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.68% 0.0223 0.1125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.68% 0.115 78.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1738, 29.1824, 7.6572) |
| Luminance | 0.2918 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.98
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.16
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.38
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.69
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.74
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA8B37 #3766BA
analogous
#BA4937 #BA8B37 #A8BA37
triadic
#BA8B37 #37BA8B #8B37BA
tetradic
#BA8B37 #37BA49 #3766BA #BA37A8
square
#BA8B37 #37BA49 #3766BA #BA37A8
split-complementary
#BA8B37 #37A8BA #4937BA
monochromatic
#5C441B #8B6829 #BA8B37 #D0A75F #DEC18E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#BA8B37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.84
#BA8B37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BA8B37
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA8B37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA8B37 | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.84 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8C2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8983A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA7E79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba8b37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 139, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.115 78.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3ac72',
500: '#ba8b37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba8b37; $custom-light: #d3ac72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba8b37",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 139,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.473,
"s": 54.357,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66677,
"c": 0.11472,
"h": 78.8
},
"luminance": 0.2918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA8B37
secondary
#859DC8
accent
#7FDE4A
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B