#BD5A37#BD5A37
#BD5A37 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.137 H 39.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD5A37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 90, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 70.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.99, 37.34, 38.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.99, 53.55, 45.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.29% 0.1055 0.0873) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.29% 0.137 39.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3344, 18.4101, 5.8331) |
| Luminance | 0.1841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.08
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.45
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.02
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.35
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.46
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD5A37 #379ABD
analogous
#BD3757 #BD5A37 #BD9D37
triadic
#BD5A37 #37BD5A #5A37BD
tetradic
#BD5A37 #57BD37 #379ABD #9D37BD
square
#BD5A37 #57BD37 #379ABD #9D37BD
split-complementary
#BD5A37 #37BD9D #3757BD
monochromatic
#5E2D1B #8E4329 #BD5A37 #D17E60 #DFA490
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#BD5A37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#BD5A37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD5A37
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD5A37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD5A37 | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756933
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF4652
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd5a37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 90, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.137 39.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78b6f',
500: '#bd5a37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd5a37; $custom-light: #d78b6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd5a37",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 90,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.672,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58293,
"c": 0.13694,
"h": 39.6
},
"luminance": 0.18407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD5A37
secondary
#86B8C9
accent
#B7DE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A