#BA9E50#BA9E50
#BA9E50 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.103 H 89.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA9E50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 158, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 57%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 57%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.12, 0.73, 43.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.12, 44.00, 89.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.82% 0.0002 0.1031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.82% 0.103 89.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9260, 35.4738, 12.6480) |
| Luminance | 0.3547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.21
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.23
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.61
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.78
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.22
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA9E50 #506CBA
analogous
#BA6950 #BA9E50 #A1BA50
triadic
#BA9E50 #50BA9E #9E50BA
tetradic
#BA9E50 #50BA69 #506CBA #BA50A1
square
#BA9E50 #50BA69 #506CBA #BA50A1
split-complementary
#BA9E50 #50A1BA #6950BA
monochromatic
#675729 #937B3A #BA9E50 #CBB67C #DDCFA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#BA9E50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#BA9E50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA9E50
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA9E50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA9E50 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9C49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A453
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8938C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba9e50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 158, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.103 89.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ba83',
500: '#ba9e50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba9e50; $custom-light: #d1ba83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba9e50",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 158,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.151,
"s": 43.443,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70824,
"c": 0.10306,
"h": 89.9
},
"luminance": 0.35472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA9E50
secondary
#9CA8CA
accent
#76D355
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#83807C