#BA8C36#BA8C36
#BA8C36 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.116 H 79.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA8C36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 140, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.7%, 71%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.19, 8.84, 50.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.19, 51.57, 80.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.87% 0.0204 0.1138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.87% 0.116 79.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2955, 29.4638, 7.5808) |
| Luminance | 0.2946 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.80
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.45
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.91
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.70
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.98
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA8C36 #3664BA
analogous
#BA4A36 #BA8C36 #A6BA36
triadic
#BA8C36 #36BA8C #8C36BA
tetradic
#BA8C36 #36BA4A #3664BA #BA36A6
square
#BA8C36 #36BA4A #3664BA #BA36A6
split-complementary
#BA8C36 #36A6BA #4A36BA
monochromatic
#5B451A #8B6828 #BA8C36 #D0A85D #DEC28D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#BA8C36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.89
#BA8C36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BA8C36
6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA8C36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA8C36 | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.89 | 6.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8D2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99839
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA7F7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba8c36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 140, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.116 79.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3ad72',
500: '#ba8c36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba8c36; $custom-light: #d3ad72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba8c36",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 140,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.091,
"s": 55,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66868,
"c": 0.11565,
"h": 79.8
},
"luminance": 0.29462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA8C36
secondary
#849CC8
accent
#7DDE49
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B