#BA9D52#BA9D52
#BA9D52 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.101 H 88.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA9D52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 157, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 56%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 55.9%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.88, 1.43, 42.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.88, 42.74, 88.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.64% 0.0025 0.1005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.64% 0.101 88.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8311, 35.1640, 12.9864) |
| Luminance | 0.3516 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.06
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.73
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.43
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.76
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 6.05
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA9D52 #526FBA
analogous
#BA6952 #BA9D52 #A3BA52
triadic
#BA9D52 #52BA9D #9D52BA
tetradic
#BA9D52 #52BA69 #526FBA #BA52A3
square
#BA9D52 #52BA69 #526FBA #BA52A3
split-complementary
#BA9D52 #52A3BA #6952BA
monochromatic
#68572A #947B3B #BA9D52 #CBB67E #DDCFAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#BA9D52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#BA9D52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA9D52
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA9D52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA9D52 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9B4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A355
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8928C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba9d52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 157, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.101 88.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b985',
500: '#ba9d52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba9d52; $custom-light: #d1b985; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba9d52",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 157,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.269,
"s": 42.975,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70642,
"c": 0.10053,
"h": 88.6
},
"luminance": 0.35162
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA9D52
secondary
#9DAACA
accent
#78D355
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#83807C