#BD5E34#BD5E34
#BD5E34 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.135 H 43.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD5E34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 94, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 57%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 72%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 72.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.78, 35.13, 40.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.78, 53.86, 49.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.88% 0.0982 0.092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.88% 0.135 43.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6112, 19.0752, 5.5813) |
| Luminance | 0.1907 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.20
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.06
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.34
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.54
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 5.69
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD5E34 #3493BD
analogous
#BD344F #BD5E34 #BDA234
triadic
#BD5E34 #34BD5E #5E34BD
tetradic
#BD5E34 #4FBD34 #3493BD #A234BD
square
#BD5E34 #4FBD34 #3493BD #A234BD
split-complementary
#BD5E34 #34BDA2 #344FBD
monochromatic
#5D2E1A #8D4627 #BD5E34 #D2805C #DFA68C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.36
#BD5E34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.81
#BD5E34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD5E34
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD5E34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD5E34 | 1.00 | 4.36 | 4.81 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786C2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8132
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF4A55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd5e34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 94, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.135 43.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78d6d',
500: '#bd5e34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd5e34; $custom-light: #d78d6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd5e34",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 94,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.394,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58881,
"c": 0.13456,
"h": 43.1
},
"luminance": 0.19072
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD5E34
secondary
#83B4CA
accent
#B1E048
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A