#BD5E2E#BD5E2E
#BD5E2E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.137 H 45.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD5E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 94, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 75.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.72, 34.85, 43.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.72, 55.99, 51.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.82% 0.0963 0.0971) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.82% 0.137 45.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4845, 19.0246, 4.9143) |
| Luminance | 0.1902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.85
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 4.41
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.61
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 4.80
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.93
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD5E2E #2E8DBD
analogous
#BD2E45 #BD5E2E #BDA52E
triadic
#BD5E2E #2EBD5E #5E2EBD
tetradic
#BD5E2E #45BD2E #2E8DBD #A52EBD
square
#BD5E2E #45BD2E #2E8DBD #A52EBD
split-complementary
#BD5E2E #2EBDA5 #2E45BD
monochromatic
#5B2D16 #8C4622 #BD5E2E #D57F53 #E1A384
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#BD5E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#BD5E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD5E2E
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD5E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD5E2E | 1.00 | 4.37 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796C28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90812C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF4A54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd5e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 94, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.137 45.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88d69',
500: '#bd5e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd5e2e; $custom-light: #d88d69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd5e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 94,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.14,
"s": 60.851,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58817,
"c": 0.13676,
"h": 45.2
},
"luminance": 0.19021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD5E2E
secondary
#7CB0CA
accent
#AEE444
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C06
muted
#847D7A