#BA8E2A#BA8E2A
#BA8E2A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.124 H 83.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA8E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 142, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 77%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.7%, 77.4%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.61, 7.18, 56.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.61, 56.62, 82.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.18% 0.0141 0.1228) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.18% 0.124 83.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3426, 29.9545, 6.3737) |
| Luminance | 0.2995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 2.88
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.02
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.14
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.94
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.01
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA8E2A #2A56BA
analogous
#BA462A #BA8E2A #9EBA2A
triadic
#BA8E2A #2ABA8E #8E2ABA
tetradic
#BA8E2A #2ABA46 #2A56BA #BA2A9E
square
#BA8E2A #2ABA46 #2A56BA #BA2A9E
split-complementary
#BA8E2A #2A9EBA #462ABA
monochromatic
#564213 #88681F #BA8E2A #D6AC4B #E2C37D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BA8E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BA8E2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BA8E2A
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA8E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA8E2A | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A18E19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB992F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA807B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba8e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 142, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.124 83.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3ae6b',
500: '#ba8e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba8e2a; $custom-light: #d3ae6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba8e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 142,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.667,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67175,
"c": 0.12359,
"h": 83.4
},
"luminance": 0.29952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA8E2A
secondary
#7690CA
accent
#74E642
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EC
border
#D4CEC7
text
#151007
muted
#837F7A