#BA9C4E#BA9C4E
#BA9C4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.104 H 88.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA9C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 156, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 44%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 58.1%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.57, 1.66, 44.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.57, 44.37, 87.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.38% 0.0027 0.1036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.38% 0.104 88.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5148, 34.7679, 12.1518) |
| Luminance | 0.3477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.49
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.84
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.66
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.01
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 6.23
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA9C4E #4E6CBA
analogous
#BA664E #BA9C4E #A2BA4E
triadic
#BA9C4E #4EBA9C #9C4EBA
tetradic
#BA9C4E #4EBA66 #4E6CBA #BA4EA2
square
#BA9C4E #4EBA66 #4E6CBA #BA4EA2
split-complementary
#BA9C4E #4EA2BA #664EBA
monochromatic
#665528 #927939 #BA9C4E #CBB57A #DCCDA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#BA9C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.95
#BA9C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA9C4E
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA9C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA9C4E | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.95 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9A47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A351
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8918A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba9c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 156, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.104 88.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b982',
500: '#ba9c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba9c4e; $custom-light: #d1b982; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba9c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 156,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.333,
"s": 43.902,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70384,
"c": 0.10362,
"h": 88.5
},
"luminance": 0.34766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA9C4E
secondary
#9AA7CA
accent
#78D454
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14110A
muted
#83807C